2nd Parliament of the Province of Canada
- 2nd Parliament of the Province of Canada
The 2nd Parliament of the Province of Canada was in session from November 28 1844 to December 1847. Elections were held in the Province of Canada in October 1844. All sessions were held at Montreal, Canada East.
Canada East
Edward Greive died in June 1845; Denis-Benjamin Viger was elected in a by-election held in July 1845. Augustin-Norbert Morin was elected in both Bellechasse and Saguenay, choosing to sit in Bellechasse; Marc-Pascal de Sales Laterrière was elected to represent Saguenay in an 1845 by-election. Pierre-Elzéar Taschereau resigned after being named judge; François-Xavier Lemieux was elected in a by-election held in July 1847. James Smith resigned after being named judge; William Badgley was elected in a by-election held in June 1847.
Canada West
James Johnston resigned in May 1846; George Lyon was elected in a by-election held in June 1846. John Philip Roblin resigned in 1846 to accept other appointments in Prince Edward County; R B Conger was elected to his seat in a by-election. William Dunlop resigned to accept an appointment; this allowed William Cayley to run for his seat in February 1846. Lawrence Lawrason gave up his seat so that William Henry Draper could lead the government in the assembly; Draper resigned in 1847 and John Wilson won the seat in a by-election. Samuel Bealey Woods resigned in 1845 to accept an appointment; Joseph Woods won the seat in a by-election. Rolland Macdonald resigned his seat in 1846 to allow John Hillyard Cameron to be elected in a by-election in August 1846. James Edward Small was disqualified in 1844 and George Monro was declared elected.
References
*"Upper Canadian politics in the 1850's", Underhill (and others), University of Toronto Press (1967)
External links
* [http://www.nosracines.ca/e/toc.asp?id=3098 Ontario's parliament buildings ; or, A century of legislation, 1792-1892 : a historical sketch]
* [http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fra/patrimoine/ Assemblée nationale du Québec (French)]
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