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1849 in Canada

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1849
in
Canada

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Events from the year 1849 in Canada.

Incumbents

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Federal government

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Governors

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Premiers

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Events

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  • January 1 – King's College becomes the University of Toronto
  • February 10 – The Governor, Ministers, MPs and Montreal's council visit St. Hyacinthe, on the St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad.
  • April 7 – A large fire engulfs Toronto's downtown section. Started at 1 a.m. of an unknown cause, it started behind a tavern in the market section catching some hay then spread rapidly before destroying numerous buildings, including St. James cathedral. Flames could be seen from across Lake Ontario at St. Catharines, 40 km distant.
  • April 25 – For sanctioning the Rebellion Losses Bill, Lord Elgin is mobbed by Tories and the Parliament House in Montreal is burned.
  • May – The Hayes House in Dalhousie Square leased for Parliamentary purposes. The parliament is to sit alternately in Quebec City and Toronto.
  • May 29 – Gen. Rowan, Administrator.
  • July – A delegation of Anishinaabe chiefs petition Lord Elgin to address the encroachment of mining interests on the shore of Lake Superior and north shore of Lake Huron in the absence of a formal treaty.[2]
  • September 17 – The Stony Monday Riot takes place in Bytown
  • October 11 – The Montreal Annexation Manifesto is published
  • December 26 – Electors ask J. McConnell, M.P.P. for Stanstead, if he favours annexation, which they believe will, alone, relieve depression.

Full date unknown

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Births

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George M. Dawson in May 1885.

Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ "Queen Victoria | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  2. ^ Hele, Karl S. (February 10, 2020). "Mica Bay Incident". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Retrieved August 5, 2022.