1831 in Canada
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See also: 1830 in Canada, other events of 1831, 1832 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.
[edit] Events
- A charter for a railway, from La Prairie, Quebec to St. John's, is granted; it will be the first railway in Canada.
- Massive Patriote campaign to petition the king for reforms.
[edit] Births
- February 1 - Francis Evans Cornish, politician
- March 18 - David Mills, politician
- April 17 - John Macoun, naturalist
- May 1 - Emily Stowe, feminist
- May 17 - Robert Machray, churchman
- August 16 - John Jones Ross, Premier of Quebec
