Legislative Council of Upper Canada
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The Legislative Council of Upper Canada was the upper house governing the province of Upper Canada. Modelled after the British House of Lords, it was created by the Constitutional Act of 1791. It was specified that the council should consist of at least seven members. Members were appointed for life but could be dropped for non-attendance. The first nine members of the council were appointed on July 12, 1792. The speaker was usually the Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench. The Legislative Council was dissolved on February 10, 1841 when Upper and Lower Canada were united into the Province of Canada. Some members were reappointed to the Legislative Council of the united Province.
[edit] List of Members of the Legislative Council
| Member | Town | Start | Stop | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Baby | Sandwich | July 12 1792 | Feb 19 1833 | died in office |
| Richard Cartwright | Kingston | July 12 1792 | July 27 1815 | died in office |
| Richard Duncan | Williamsburgh | July 12 1792 | 1805 | dropped |
| Alexander Grant, Sr. | York | July 12 1792 | May, 1813 | died in office |
| Robert Hamilton | Niagara | July 12 1792 | March 8 1809 | died in office |
| John Munro | Eastern District | July 12 1792 | October, 1800 | died in office |
| William Osgoode | York | July 12 1792 | Feb 24 1794 | to Lower Canada |
| William Robertson | Sandwich | July 12 1792 | Nov 4 1792 | resigned |
| Peter Russell | York | July 12 1792 | September 30 1808 | died in office |
| Æneas Shaw | York | June 19 1794 | Feb 6 1814 | died in office |
| Jacob Mountain1 | Quebec City | July 1 1794 | June 25 1825 | died in office |
| John Elmsley, Sr. | York | Dec 10 1796 | Oct 13 1802 | died in office |
| John McGill | York | June 10 1797 | Dec 31 1834 | died in office |
| Henry Allcock | York | Jan 4 1803 | July 1 1805 | to Lower Canada |
| Thomas Scott | York | Aug 7 1806 | July 29 1824 | died in office |
| Thomas Talbot | Point Talbot | Sept 1809 | Feb 10 1841 | |
| William Claus | Niagara | Feb 1 1812 | Nov 11 1826 | died in office |
| Thomas Clark | Chippawa | Nov 16 1815 | Oct 13 1835 | died in office |
| William Dickson | Niagara | Nov 16 1815 | Feb 10 1841 | |
| Thomas Fraser | Ernestown | Nov 16 1815 | 1819 | |
| Neil McLean | Cornwall | Nov 16 1815 | never attended | |
| William Dummer Powell | York | March 21 1816 | Sept 6 1834 | died in office |
| John Strachan | York | July 10 1820 | Feb 10 1841 | |
| Angus McIntosh 2 | Sandwich | July 11 1820 | July 24 1833 | died in office |
| Joseph Wells | York | July 12 1820 | Feb 10 1841 | |
| Duncan Cameron | York | July 12 1820 | Sept 9 1838 | died in office |
| George Herchmer Markland | York | July 14 1820 | 1838 | resigned |
| George Crookshank | York | Jan 1 1821 | Feb 10 1841 | |
| John Henry Dunn | York | Mar 1 1822 | Feb 10 1841 | |
| Thomas Ridout | York | Oct 11 1825 | Feb 8 1829 | died in office |
| William Allan | York | Oct 12 1825 | Feb 10 1841 | |
| William Campbell | York | Oct 10 1826 | Jan 18 1834 | died in office |
| Peter Robinson | York | Jan 6 1829 | July 8 1838 | died in office |
| Charles Jones | Brockville | Jan 7 1829 | Aug 21 1840 | died in office |
| James Gordon 3 | Amherstburg | Jan 8 1829 | Feb 10 1841 | re-appointed |
| John Beverley Robinson | York | Jan 1 1830 | Feb 10 1841 | |
| John Kirby | Kingston | 1831 | Feb 10 1841 | |
| Augustus Warren Baldwin | York | Jan 26 1831 | Feb 10 1841 | re-appointed |
| Zacheus Burnham | Cobourg | Jan 26 1831 | Feb 10 1841 | |
| John Elmsley, Jr. | York | Jan 26 1831 | Feb 10 1841 | |
| Alexander Macdonell | Eastern District | Jan 27 1831 | Feb 10 1841 | |
| Walter Boswell | Cobourg | Jan 29 1831 | Feb 10 1841 | |
| John Hamilton | Queenston | Jan 29 1831 | Feb 10 1841 | re-appointed |
| Peter Adamson | Esquesing | Feb 2 1831 | Feb 10 1841 | |
| James Kerby | Kingston | Mar 2 1831 | Feb 10 1841 | |
| James Crooks | West Flamborough | Mar 16 1831 | Feb 10 1841 | re-appointed |
| Alexander Macdonell | Kingston | Oct 12 1831 | Jan 14 1840 | died in office |
| Alexander Grant, Jr. 4 | Brockville | Nov 19 1831 | Feb 10 1841 | excused |
| Arthur Lloyd | March | Dec 6 1831 | Feb 10 1841 | |
| Abraham Nelles 4 | Grimsby | Jan 5 1832 | Feb 10 1841 | |
| Thomas Alexander Stewart | Peterborough | Nov 20 1833 | Feb 10 1841 | |
| William Morris | Perth | Jan 22 1836 | Feb 10 1841 | re-appointed |
| George Hamilton | Hamilton | Jan 23 1836 | Feb 20 1836 | died in office |
| John Macaulay | Kingston | Jan 23 1836 | Feb 10 1841 | re-appointed |
| Archibald McLean | Cornwall | Jan 23 1836 | Feb 10 1841 | |
| Philip VanKoughnet | Cornwall | Jan 23 1836 | Feb 10 1841 | |
| John Simcoe Macaulay | Toronto | Feb 9 1839 | Feb 10 1841 | |
| Jonas Jones | Toronto | Feb 27 1839 | Feb 10 1841 | |
| Adam Fergusson | Gore District | Feb 27 1839 | Feb 10 1841 | re-appointed |
| Thomas Radcliff | Adelaide | Feb 27 1839 | Feb 10 1841 | |
| Robert Baldwin Sullivan | Toronto | Feb 27 1839 | Feb 10 1841 | |
| Robert Charles Wilkins | Prince Edward | Mar 14 1839 | Feb 10 1841 | |
| John McDonald | Gananoque | Mar 20 1839 | Feb 10 1841 | |
| Henry Graham | Bathurst District | Apr 19 1839 | never attended | |
| Isaac Fraser | Ernestown | July 16 1839 | Feb 10 1841 | |
| Peter Boyle de Blaquière | Woodstock | Dec 3 1839 | Feb 10 1841 | re-appointed |
| Alexander Fraser | Eastern District | Dec 3 1839 | Feb 10 1841 | re-appointed |
| John McGillivray | Williamstown | Dec 3 1839 | Feb 10 1841 | |
| John Willson | Gore District | Dec 3 1839 | Feb 10 1841 |
Notes:
- Jacob Mountain was the bishop of Quebec; he never attended a session but was not dropped.
- Angus McIntosh never attended a session but was not dropped; he returned to Scotland in 1831.
- James Gordon was re-appointed to the Legislative Council of the United Province in October 1845.
- Alexander Grant, Jr. and Abraham Nelles did not attend after 1832.
[edit] References
- Handbook of Upper Canadian Chronology, Frederick H. Armstrong, Toronto : Dundurn Press, 1985. ISBN 0-919670-92-X
