1823 in Canada
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See also: 1822 in Canada, other events of 1823, 1824 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.
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[edit] Events
- May 10 - Louis-Joseph Papineau and John Neilson are in London to present a petition of 60,000 signatures against favouring Union of the colonies
- October 14 - At a meeting, in Montreal, Mr. (afterwards Sir) James Stuart favors Union.
- Shanawdithit, the last known Beothuk is found
- Smiths Falls, Ontario is founded
- Ward Chipman replaces George Stracey Smyth as Governor of New Brunswick
- Peter Robinson organizes land settlements of Irish Catholics to Carelton and Lanark County, Ontario.
[edit] Arts and Literature
- New Books
- A General Description of Nova Scotia, Thomas Chandler Haliburton his first work
- James Fenimore Cooper's first volume of his Leatherstocking series published in United States.
[edit] Births
- March 30 - James Cox Aikins, politician
- April 13 - Goldwin Smith, historian
- June 2 - Gédéon Ouimet, Premier of Quebec
- October 9 - Mary Ann Shadd, educator
- December 27 - Mackenzie Bowell, Prime Minister
- William Murdoch, poet
