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This section of the Timeline of Quebec history concerns the events in British North America relating to what is the present day province of Quebec, Canada between the time of the Constitutional Act of 1791 and the Act of Union 1840.
The Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada was the elected part of the legislature for the province of Upper Canada, functioning as the lower house in the Parliament of Upper Canada. Its legislative power was subject to veto by the appointed Lieutenant Governor, Executive Council, and Legislative Council.
Robert Christie was a lawyer, journalist, historian and political figure in Lower Canada and Canada East. Born in Nova Scotia, he moved to Lower Canada as a young man. Elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada, he generally supported the Parti bureaucrates, or government group. He opposed the union of Lower Canada with Upper Canada, but was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada. As a member, he remained opposed to the union and was an independent, not supporting any particular party. He had a reputation for being hot-headed, but also incorruptible.
The Legislative Council of Lower Canada was the upper house of the Parliament of Lower Canada from 1792 until 1838. The Legislative Council consisted of appointed councillors who voted on bills passed up by the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada. The legislative council was created by the Constitutional Act. Many of the members first called in the Council in 1792 had served as councillors in the Council for the Affairs of the Province of Quebec.
The 2nd Parliament of Lower Canada was in session from January 24, 1797, to June 4, 1800. Elections to the Legislative Assembly in Lower Canada had been held in June 1796. All sessions were held at Quebec City.
The 9th Parliament of Lower Canada was in session from January 15, 1817, to February 9, 1820. Elections to the Legislative Assembly in Lower Canada had been held in March 1816. All sessions were held at Quebec City.
The 12th Parliament of Lower Canada was in session from January 8, 1825, to July 5, 1827. Elections to the Legislative Assembly in Lower Canada had been held in July 1824. All sessions were held at Quebec City.
The 14th Parliament of Lower Canada was in session from January 21, 1831, to October 9, 1834. Elections to the Legislative Assembly in Lower Canada had been held in October 1830. The Ninety-Two Resolutions were submitted to the legislative assembly in 1834. All sessions were held at Quebec City.
The 15th Parliament of Lower Canada was in session from March 21, 1835, to March 27, 1838. Elections to the Legislative Assembly in Lower Canada had been held in October 1834. The lower house was dissolved following the Lower Canada Rebellion and Lower Canada was administered by an appointed Special Council until the Act of Union in 1840 established a new lower chamber for the Province of Canada. All sessions were held at Quebec City.
François Blanchet was a physician, businessman, seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada.
François-Xavier Malhiot was a merchant, seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada.
Thomas Ainslie Young was an official and political figure in Lower Canada.
Charles Drolet was a Quebec lawyer and political figure.
François-Xavier Tessier was a doctor, publisher, and political figure in Lower Canada.
Édouard-Étienne Rodier was a lawyer and political figure in Lower Canada.
Charles Caron was a farmer and political figure in Lower Canada. He signed his name Charle Caront.
François-Xavier Larue was a farmer, notary and political figure in Lower Canada.
Thomas Lee was a notary, merchant and political figure in Lower Canada.
John Robinson Hamilton, QC was a lawyer and political figure in Lower Canada and then the Province of Canada. He represented the electoral district of Bonaventure 1832 to 1834 in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada. Following the creation of the Province of Canada, he again represented Bonaventure from 1841 to 1844 in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada. He opposed the union of Lower Canada and Upper Canada into the Province of Canada, and supported the reform movement, which favoured responsible government.
Alexis Rivard was a trader and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Rimouski in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1832 to 1834.
References
- ↑ Thomson Irvine, "Demise of the Crown: An Historical Review of the Law in Canada" (2018) 12 Journal of Parliamentary and Political Law 695, at p. 709.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 riding created in August 1829; formerly part of Buckinghamshire
- ↑ expelled in February 1829; reelected in April 1829; expelled in January 1830
- ↑ died in June 1830
- ↑ named to the Legislative Council in November 1829
- 1 2 Papineau was elected in both Montreal West and Surrey, choosing to represent the former in December 1828; François-Xavier Malhiot was elected in a by-election held in December 1828.
- ↑ died in August 1827; Thomas Lee was elected in a by-election held in December 1828.
- ↑ resigned in May 1829 to accept an appointment as judge; Jean-François-Joseph Duval was elected in a by-election held in June 1829.
- ↑ died in August 1829; William Henry Scott was elected in October 1829.