Executive Council of Lower Canada

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The Executive Council of Lower Canada was an appointive body created by the Constitutional Act 1791. Its function was to advise the Governor or his representative on the administration of the colony's public affairs. It was replaced by the Executive Council of the Province of Canada in 1841.

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List of Members

MemberStart [1] StopAuthority
James McGill November 22, 1793December 19, 1813 [2] Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester
William Osgoode September 19, 17941801Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester
James Monk November 29, 1794June 1820 [3] Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester
John Lees December 29, 1794March 4, 1807 [2] Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester
Antoine-Louis Juchereau Duchesnay December 29, 1794December 15, 1806 [2] Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester
John Young December 29, 1794September 14, 1819 [2] Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester
Reverend Jacob Mountain Lord bishop of QuebecNovember 19, 1795June 16, 1825 [2] Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester
Adam Lymburner September 16, 17911799?Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester
Jenkin Williams May 25, 1801October 30, 1819 [2] Robert Shore Milnes
John Craigie May 25, 1801November 26, 1813 [2] Robert Shore Milnes
Pierre-Louis Panet May 25, 1801December 2, 1812 [2] Robert Shore Milnes
Chief Justice John Elmsley, Sr. October 29, 1802April 29, 1805 [2] Robert Shore Milnes
S. Richardson November 25, 1805 Thomas Dunn
Chief Justice Henry Allcock August 12, 1806February 22, 1808Thomas Dunn
Justice Jonathan Sewell September 8, 1808March 27, 1838 [4] James Henry Craig
James Irvine August 22, 18091822 [3] James Henry Craig
James KerrJune 26, 1812November 20, 1831 [3] George Prevost
Ross Cuthbert June 26, 1812until 1824, or 1838, or 1841, depending on sourcesGeorge Prevost
M. H. Perceval June 26, 1812October 12, 1829 [2] George Prevost
John Mure June 26, 1812January 17, 1823 [2] George Prevost
Olivier Perrault June 26, 1812March 19, 1827 [2] George Prevost
William Bacheler Coltman July 5, 18151825?George Prevost
William Smith September 16, 1791December 6, 1793 John Coape Sherbrooke
Mr. HaleDecember 28, 1820December 24, 1838 [2] George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie
Mr. Speaker Louis-Joseph Papineau December 28, 1820January 25, 1823 [5] George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie
Mr. Secretary John Ready December 28, 1820January 29, 1822 [3] George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie
Charles J. Stewart, D.D. BishopNovember 22, 1826July 13, 1837 [2] George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie
Charles-Étienne Chaussegros de Léry, esq.January 4, 1826October 22, 1835 or in 1837, depending on sources [3] George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie
John Stewart, esq.January 4, 1826February 10, 1841 [6] George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie
Andrew William Cochran, esq.May 15, 1827?George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie
Philippe Panet, esq.May 26, 1831November 2, 1838 or February 10, 1841 Matthew Whitworth-Aylmer, 5th Baron Aylmer
Dominique Mondelet, esq.November 16, 1832February 10, 1841 [6] Matthew Whitworth-Aylmer, 5th Baron Aylmer
Hughes Heney, esq.January 28, 1833February 10, 1841 [6] Matthew Whitworth-Aylmer, 5th Baron Aylmer

Notes

  1. Appointed or sworn in.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Died in office.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Resigned.
  4. Constitution suspended.
  5. Revoked.
  6. 1 2 3 Coming into force of the Act of Union.

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