1882 in Canada

1882 in Canada

"See also:"
1881 in Canada,
other events of 1882,
1883 in Canada and the
Timeline of Canadian history.

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Events

* May 17 - Provisional districts of the North-West Territories are established between Manitoba and British Columbia: the districts of Assiniboia, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Athabaska
* May 25 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes premier of Nova Scotia, replacing Simon H. Holmes.
* June 20 - Federal election: Sir John A. Macdonald's Conservatives win a second consecutive majority.
* June 13 - Robert Beaven becomes premier of British Columbia, replacing George Walkem.
* July 31 - Joseph-Alfred Mousseau becomes premier of Quebec, replacing Sir Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau.
* August 3 - William T. Pipes becomes premier of Nova Scotia, replacing John Sparrow David Thompson.
* October 21 - the Canadian Rugby Football Union is founded
* December 30 - The Royal Society of Canada is founded
* Daniel Hanington becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing James Fraser.
* John Ware, a Texas cowboy, moves to Alberta. He introduces longhorn cattle into Canada and pioneers the development of rodeo.

Births

*January 8 - David Milne, artist
*February 1 - Louis St. Laurent, Prime Minister
*February 2 - Geoffrey O'Hara, musician
*February 11 - John Queen, Manitoba politician
*March 6 - Barbara Hanley, Canada's first female mayor
*April 18 - Isabel Meighen, wife of Arthur Meighen
*May 26 - Charles Edward Bothwell, politician
*June 9 - Bobby Kerr, sprinter
*October 3 - A. Y. Jackson, artist
*December 18 - Albert James Bradshaw, politician
*December 25 - John Stewart McDiarmid, Manitoba politician

Deaths


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