1843 in Canada
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See also: 1842 in Canada, other events of 1843, 1844 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.
[edit] Events
- January 19 - Mount Allison University is founded
- December 9 - Bishop's University is founded
- Fort Victoria built by British to strengthen their claim to Vancouver Island.
- David Thompson sends a set of refined maps to London.
- Lord Metcalfe comes to Montreal.
- The Cornwall and Chambly Canals are opened.
- Survey of Boundary, between the U.S. and Canada, is begun.
- Grace Marks is controversially convicted of murder. The crime and trial will form the basis for Margaret Atwood's novel Alias Grace in 1996.
- September 1, 1843 First Prime Minister of Canada Sir John A. Macdonald marries Isabella Clark
[edit] Births
- February 3 - William Cornelius Van Horne, businessman
- February 10 - Jean Blanchet, Quebec politician
- March 16 - James Mitchell, Premier of New Brunswick
- May 17 - Robert Beith, politician
- June 1 - David H. Harrison, Premier of Manitoba
- October 2 - James P. Whitney, politician
- October 25 - Thomas Simpson Sproule, politician
- December 3 - William Otter, military commander
- December 6 - William Wilfred Sullivan, Premier of PEI
