5th Parliament of Upper Canada

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The 5th Parliament of Upper Canada was opened 2 February 1809. Elections in Upper Canada had been held in May 1808. All sessions were held at York, Upper Canada and sat at the Parliament Buildings of Upper Canada. This parliament was dissolved 1 May 1812 by the Administrator of the Government Isaac Brock who had been frustrated in his efforts to pass legislation preparing the colony for war with the United States.

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This House of Assembly of the 5th Parliament of Upper Canada had four sessions 2 February 1809 to 6 March 1812: [1]

Sessions [1] StartEnd
1st2 February 18099 March 1809
2nd1 February 181012 March 1810
3rd1 February 181113 March 1811
4th1 February 18126 March 1812
RidingMemberFirst elected/ previously elected
Dundas Henry Merkley 1808
Essex Matthew Elliott 1804
Essex Jean Baptiste Baby 1808
Frontenac Allan McLean 1804
Glengarry Alexander Macdonell 1800
Glengarry Thomas Fraser 1808
Grenville Stephen Burritt 1808
Hastings & Ameliasburgh Township James McNabb 1808
Kent John McGregor 1804
Leeds Peter Howard 1804
Lennox & Addington John Roblin [2] 1808
Willet Casey (Feb 1811)1811
Lennox & Addington Thomas Dorland 1804
1st Lincoln County & Haldimand Joseph Willcocks 1808
1st Lincoln & Haldimand Levi Lewis 1808
2nd Lincoln David Secord 1808
3rd Lincoln Samuel Street – Speaker 1809–18121796
4th Lincoln Crowell Willson 1808
Norfolk Philip Sovereign 1808
Northumberland and Durham David McGregor Rogers 1800
Oxford & Middlesex Benajah Mallory 1804
Prescott Thomas Mears 1808
Prince Edward except Ameliasburgh Township James Wilson [3] 1808
John Stinson (Feb 1811)1811
Stormont & Russell John Brownell [4] 1808
Abraham Marsh (Sept 1810)1810
East York & Simcoe Thomas B. Gough 1808
West York Richard Beasley [5] 1808
John Willson (Feb 1810)1810

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References

  1. 1 2 Archives of Ontario "The Statutes of Upper Canada and the Province of Canada 1792 to 1866 On Self-Service Microfilm". Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
  2. disqualified in March 1810 because he was a Methodist preacher; Willet Casey was elected in a by-election in February 1811.
  3. unseated in 1810
  4. died in December 1809 and was replaced by Abraham Marsh in September 1810.
  5. unseated in 1809

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