1824 in Canada explained

Events from the year 1824 in Canada.

Incumbents

• Monarch

George IV^[1]

Federal government

• Parliament of Lower Canada

11th (until July 6)

• Parliament of Upper Canada

8th (until January 19)

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

• The first Welland Canal is begun, partly in response to American initiatives in the Erie Canal.
• Russians begin exploration of mainland that leads to discovery of Nushagak, Kuskokwim, Yukon, and Koyukuk Rivers.
• William Lyon Mackenzie establishes the Colonial Advocate.
• First Lachine Canal near Montreal is completed.

Births

• January 4 – Peter Mitchell, politician, Minister and a Father of Confederation (died 1899)
• March 14 – John Robson, journalist, politician and Premier of British Columbia (died 1892)
• August 4 – Antoine Gérin-Lajoie, poet and novelist (died 1882)
• November 18 – John Bolton, businessman and politician (died 1872)^[2]

Full date unknown

• Philip Francis Little, 1st Premier of Newfoundland of the colonial (died 1897)
• Edward Whelan, journalist and politician (died 1867)

Deaths

• January 17 – William Osgoode, judge (born 1754)
• February 9 – Ward Chipman, lawyer, public servant, politician (born 1754)
• April 4 – Alexander Henry the elder, fur trader, merchant, militia officer, jp, and author (born 1739)
• August 3 – Joseph Barss, privateer (born 1776)

Notes and References

1. Web site: King George IV . 18 April 2016 . Official website of the British monarchy.
2. Web site: Profile . 2022-08-12 . lop.parl.ca.