1820 in Canada explained

Events from the year 1820 in Canada.

Incumbents

• Monarch

George III (died January 29),^[1] George IV (starting January 29)^[2]

Federal government

• Parliament of Lower Canada

9th (until February 9) then 10th (April 11 – April 24) then 11th (starting December 14)

• Parliament of Upper Canada

7th (until March 7)

Governors

• Governor of the Canadas

Robert Milnes

• Governor of New Brunswick

George Stracey Smyth

• Governor of Nova Scotia

John Coape Sherbrooke

• Commodore-Governor of Newfoundland

Richard Goodwin Keats

• Governor of Prince Edward Island

Charles Douglass Smith

Events

• June 18 – The Governor, Earl of Dalhousie, arrives.

Full date unknown

• Creation of the municipality of Prescott and Russell in Upper Canada (today Ontario).
• William Lyon Mackenzie emigrates to Canada.

Births

• January 17 – Hiram Blanchard, Premier of Nova Scotia (d.1874)^[3]
• February 17 – Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau, Archbishop of Quebec (d.1898)
• May 12 – Luc Letellier de St-Just, politician and 3rd Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (d. 1881)
• May 30 – Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau, Premier of Quebec (d.1890)

• July 2 – Oliver Mowat, politician, 3rd Premier of Ontario and 8th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (d.1903)
• August 2 – John Rose, politician (d.1888)
• August 6 – Donald Alexander Smith, politician (d.1914)
• August 16 – Andrew Rainsford Wetmore, Premier of New Brunswick (d. 1892)
• August 27 – Charles-René-Léonidas d'Irumberry de Salaberry, militia officer (d.1882)
• October 13 – John William Dawson, geologist and university administrator (d.1899)
• December 24 – Joseph-Charles Taché, a Canadian noted for his contributions to many aspects of the fabric of Canada (d.1894)

Deaths

• March 12 – Sir Alexander Mackenzie, explorer (b.1764)
• April 8 – Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk, colonizer and author (b.1771)
• July 11 – Frederick Traugott Pursh, botanist (b.1774)

Notes and References

1. Web site: 31 December 2015 . George III . 18 April 2016 . Official website of the British monarchy . Royal Household.
2. Web site: King George IV . 18 April 2016 . Official website of the British monarchy.
3. Web site: Biography – BLANCHARD, HIRAM – Volume X (1871-1880) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography . April 22, 2024 . biographi.ca.