7th Parliament of Upper Canada

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The 7th Parliament of Upper Canada was opened 4 February 1817. Elections in Upper Canada had been held in July 1816. All sessions were held at York, Upper Canada at the home of Chief Justice of the Court William Henry Draper. This parliament was dissolved 3 May 1820 on the announcement of the death of King George III.

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The House of Assembly of the 7th Parliament of Upper Canada had five sessions 4 February 1817 to 7 March 1820: [1]

Sessions [1] StartEnd
1st4 February 18177 April 1817
2nd5 February 18181 April 1818
3rd12 October 181827 November 1818
4th7 June 181912 July 1819
5th21 February 18207 March 1820
RidingMember
Dundas John Crysler
Essex William McCormick
Essex George Benson Hall
Frontenac Allan McLean 1817-1820
Glengarry Alexander McMartin
Glengarry John Cameron
Grenville Jonas Jones
Halton Moses Gamble [2]
Richard Hatt (Feb 1818)
Hastings & Ameliasburgh Township James McNabb
Kent Joshua Cornwall
Leeds Peter Howard
Lennox & Addington Willet Casey
Lennox & Addington Isaac Fraser
1st Lincoln County Robert Nelles
2nd Lincoln Ralfe Clench
3rd Lincoln David Secord
4th Lincoln Isaac Swayze
Norfolk Robert Nichol
Northumberland and Durham Zacheus Burnham
Oxford & Middlesex Mahlon Burwell
Prescott John McDonell
Prince Edward except Ameliasburgh Township James Cotter
Stormont & Russell Philip VanKoughnet
Wentworth James Durand [3]
East York & Simcoe Peter Robinson

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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 2009-12-07.
  2. disqualified in March 1817; Richard Hatt was elected to the seat in a by-election.
  3. expelled in March 1817 and re-elected in February 1818.

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