1891 in Canada
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See also: 1890 in Canada, other events of 1891, 1892 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.
[edit] Events
- February 21: The first Springhill Mining Disaster occurs killing 125.
- March 5: Federal election: Sir John A. Macdonald's Conservatives win a fourth consecutive majority
- April 27: Frederick Peters becomes premier of Prince Edward Island, replacing Neil McLeod
- June 6: Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald dies in office
- June 16: Sir John Abbott becomes prime minister following the death of Sir John A. Macdonald
- September 29: Thomas McGreevy is expelled from the House of Commons due to corruption.
- November 7: The election of the 2nd North-West Legislative Assembly
- December 10: The Canadian Pacific Railway is extended to Edmonton
- December 21: Sir Charles-Eugène de Boucherville becomes premier of Quebec for the second time, replacing Honoré Mercier
- The Legislative Council of New Brunswick is abolished
- The Canadian Rugby Football Union is renamed the Canadian Rugby Union
[edit] Births
- January 6: Tim Buck, Communist leader
- January 26: Wilder Penfield, neurosurgeon
- February 27: Samuel Bronfman, businessman
- April 1: Harry Nixon, Ontario politician
- May 3: Thomas John Bentley, politician
- July 12: Adhémar Raynault, Mayor of Montreal
- August 30: Elmer Jamieson, educator
- October 30: Ada Mackenzie, golfer
- November 14: Frederick Banting, scientist
- December 25: William Ross Macdonald, politician
- December 31: Earl Alexander of Tunis, Governor-General
[edit] Deaths
- January 4: Antoine Labelle, priest
- June 6: Sir John A. Macdonald, politician
