- 1823 in Canada
"See also:"
1822 in Canada ,
other events of 1823,1824 in Canada and thelist of 'years in Canada' .----
Events
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May 10 -Louis-Joseph Papineau andJohn Neilson are in London to present a petition of 60,000 signatures against favouring Union of the colonies*
October 14 - At a meeting, in Montreal, Mr. (afterwards Sir) James Stuart favors Union.
*Shanawdithit , the last knownBeothuk is found
*Smiths Falls, Ontario is founded
*Ward Chipman replacesGeorge Stracey Smyth as Governor ofNew Brunswick
* Peter Robinson organizes land settlements of Irish Catholics to Carelton and Lanark County, Ontario.Arts and Literature
:New Books
*"A General Description of Nova Scotia",Thomas Chandler Haliburton his first work
*James Fenimore Cooper 's first volume of his Leatherstocking series published in United States.Births
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March 30 -James Cox Aikins , politician
*April 13 -Goldwin Smith , historian
*June 2 -Gédéon Ouimet , Premier of Quebec
*October 9 -Mary Ann Shadd , educator
*November 10 -Thomas Arkell , politician
*December 27 -Mackenzie Bowell , Prime Minister
*William Murdoch, poetDeaths
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