6th Parliament of Upper Canada explained

The 6th Parliament of Upper Canada was opened 27 July 1812. Elections in Upper Canada had been held in June 1812. All sessions were held at York, Upper Canada.

The first Parliament buildings (located at the intersection of Front and Parliament Streets) were destroyed by fire on 27 April 1813, as a consequence of an American attack on the city during the War of 1812. The House of Assembly then met once in 1814 in the ballroom of Jordan's York Hotel.[1] The House then moved to the home of Chief Justice of Upper Canada William Henry Draper. This parliament was dissolved 18 April 1816.

This House of Assembly of the 6th Parliament of Upper Canada had five sessions 27 July 1812 to 1 April 1816:[2]

SessionsStartEnd
1st27 July 18125 August 1812
2nd25 February 181313 March 1813
3rd15 February 181414 March 1814
4th1 February 1815114 March 1815
5th6 February 18161 April 1816
RidingMember
DundasJohn Crysler
EssexRichard Pattinson
EssexWilliam McCormick
FrontenacAllan McLean – Speaker 1813–1816
GlengarryAlexander McMartin
GlengarryJohn Macdonell[3]
Alexander Macdonell
GrenvilleGideon Adams
Hastings & Ameliasburgh TownshipJames Young
KentJohn McGregor
LeedsLevius Peters Sherwood
Lennox & AddingtonBenjamin Fairfield
Lennox & AddingtonTimothy Thompson
1st Lincoln CountyJoseph Willcocks (deserted)
Robert Nelles (Feb 1816)
2nd LincolnRalfe Clench
3rd LincolnThomas Dickson
4th LincolnJohn Fanning[4]
Isaac Swayze (Feb 1814)
NorfolkRobert Nichol
Northumberland and DurhamDavid McGregor Rogers
Oxford & MiddlesexMahlon Burwell
PrescottThomas Mears
Prince Edward except Ameliasburgh TownshipJohn Stinson
Stormont & RussellJohn Beikie
East York & SimcoeThomas Ridout
West YorkAbraham Markle (deserted to US)
James Durand (Feb 1815)

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  1. https://www.ontario.ca/en/about_ontario/004690#York Government of Ontario site
  2. [Archives of Ontario]
  3. killed at Queenston Heights in October 1812 and replaced by Alexander Macdonell.
  4. died in January 1813 and was replaced by Isaac Swayze.