1826 in Canada
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See also: 1825 in Canada, other events of 1826, 1827 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.
[edit] Events
- June 8 - A mob of the ruling party, the Family Compact, destroy the Colonial Advocate's press at York. William Lyon Mackenzie, publisher, prosecutes and is awarded ₤625 in damages.
- September 21 - Construction of the Rideau Canal begins.
[edit] Births
- January 28 - Samuel McLaughlin, photographer
- March 17 - Alexander Morris, politician
- June 11 - James Colledge Pope, Premier of PEI
- June 21 - Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, Governor General
- July 31 - Hugh Richardson, jurist
- August 25 - Hector-Louis Langevin, politician
