1801 in Canada
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Events from the year 1801 in Canada.
Incumbents[edit]
Federal government[edit]
- Parliament of Lower Canada: 3rd (starting January 8)
- Parliament of Upper Canada: 3rd (starting May 28)
Governors[edit]
- Governor of the Canadas: Robert Milnes
- Governor of New Brunswick: Thomas Carleton
- Governor of Nova Scotia: John Wentworth
- Commodore-Governor of Newfoundland: James Gambier
- Governor of St. John's Island: Edmund Fanning
Events[edit]
- David Thompson fails to cross Rocky Mountains.
- Alexander Mackenzie's Voyages to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans published in London.
- Mackenzie knighted in honor of his explorations.
- Shipbuilding has become an important industry in Canada.
- Two ships, the Sarah and the Dove, arrive at Upper Canada carrying 700 passengers from Lochaber, Scotland from the Cameron and Fraser clans.
- Cassidy's Ltd. is established, third oldest company closed its doors in 2000
Births[edit]
- January 18 – James Evans, missionary and linguist (d.1846)
- March 11 – William Henry Draper, politician, lawyer, and judge (d. 1877)
- May 31 – Robert Rankin, timber merchant and shipowner (d. 1870)
Full date unknown[edit]
- Edward Feild, Church of England clergyman, inspector of schools, bishop of Newfoundland (d.1876)
- Wilson Ruffin Abbott, businessman and landowner (d.1876)
- Shanawdithit, the last known survivor of the Beothuks (d.1829)
Deaths[edit]
- December 28 – Samuel Holland, army officer, military engineer, surveyor, office holder, politician, and landowner (b.1728)[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "George III". Official website of the British monarchy. Royal Household. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ^ Samuel Holland, Canada's first Surveyor-General