1845 in Canada explained

Events from the year 1845 in Canada.

Incumbents

• Monarch

Victoria^[1]

Federal government

• Parliament

2nd

Governors

• Governor General of the Province of Canada

Charles Metcalfe, 1st Baron Metcalfe (until 26 November); Charles Cathcart, 2nd Earl Cathcart (from 26 November)

• Governor of New Brunswick

William MacBean George Colebrooke

• Governor of Nova Scotia

Lucius Cary, 10th Viscount Falkland

• Civil Governor of Newfoundland

John Harvey

• Governor of Prince Edward Island

Henry Vere Huntley

Premiers

• Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada —
  • William Henry Draper, Canada West Premier
  • Samuel Harrison, Canada East Premier

Events

• Halifax native Samuel Cunard chooses Boston as the western terminus for his steamships.
• Lord Cathcart, the new governor, arrives.
• The Rebellion Losses Commission sits.
• The Welland Canal is opened.

Births

January to June

• January 9 – Laure Conan, novelist (died 1924)^[2]
• January 14 – Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, Governor General of Canada (died 1927)
• February 13 – William James Topley, photographer (died 1930)
• April 5 – Leonard Burnett, politician, farmer and teacher (died 1932)
• May 4 – Louis Henry Davies, lawyer, businessman, politician and 3rd Premier of Prince Edward Island (died 1924)

July to December

• July 9 – Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto, Governor General of Canada (died 1914)

• July 20 – Charles-Eusèbe Dionne, naturalist and taxidermist (died 1925)
• August 6 – John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll, Governor General of Canada (died 1914)
• November 10 – John Sparrow David Thompson, lawyer, judge, politician, and 4th Prime Minister of Canada (died 1894)
• December 15 – Edward Charles Bowers, politician (died 1929)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Queen Victoria The Canadian Encyclopedia . www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca . 5 December 2022.
2. Web site: Félicité Angers (Laure Conan) The Canadian Encyclopedia . www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca . 30 January 2021.