5th Parliament of Upper Canada
The 5th Parliament of Upper Canada was opened 2 February 1809. Elections in Upper Canada had been held in May 1808. All sessions were held at York, Upper Canada and sat at the Parliament Buildings of Upper Canada. This parliament was dissolved 1 May 1812 by the Administrator of the Government Isaac Brock who had been frustrated in his efforts to pass legislation preparing the colony for war with the United States.
This House of Assembly of the 5th Parliament of Upper Canada had four sessions 2 February 1809 to 6 March 1812:[1]
| Sessions[1] | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 February 1809 | 9 March 1809 |
| 2nd | 1 February 1810 | 12 March 1810 |
| 3rd | 1 February 1811 | 13 March 1811 |
| 4th | 1 February 1812 | 6 March 1812 |
| Riding | Member |
|---|---|
| Dundas | Henry Merkley |
| Essex | Matthew Elliott |
| Essex | Jean Baptiste Baby |
| Frontenac | Allan McLean |
| Glengarry | Alexander Macdonell |
| Glengarry | Thomas Fraser |
| Grenville | Stephen Burritt |
| Hastings & Ameliasburgh Township | James McNabb |
| Kent | John McGregor |
| Leeds | Peter Howard |
| Lennox & Addington | John Roblin[2] |
| Willet Casey (Feb 1811) | |
| Lennox & Addington | Thomas Dorland |
| 1st Lincoln County & Haldimand | Joseph Willcocks |
| 1st Lincoln & Haldimand | Levi Lewis |
| 2nd Lincoln | David Secord |
| 3rd Lincoln | Samuel Street – Speaker 1809–1812 |
| 4th Lincoln | Crowell Willson |
| Norfolk | Philip Sovereign |
| Northumberland and Durham | David McGregor Rogers |
| Oxford & Middlesex | Benajah Mallory |
| Prescott | Thomas Mears |
| Prince Edward except Ameliasburgh Township | James Wilson[3] |
| John Stinson (Feb 1811) | |
| Stormont & Russell | John Brownell[4] |
| Abraham Marsh (Sept 1810) | |
| East York & Simcoe | Thomas B. Gough |
| West York | Richard Beasley[5] |
| John Willson (Feb 1810) |
See also
[edit]- Legislative Council of Upper Canada
- Executive Council of Upper Canada
- Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada
- Lieutenant Governors of Upper Canada, 1791-1841
- Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
- List of Ontario provincial electoral districts
References
[edit]- ^ a b Archives of Ontario "The Statutes of Upper Canada and the Province of Canada 1792 to 1866 On Self-Service Microfilm". Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
- ^ disqualified in March 1810 because he was a Methodist preacher; Willet Casey was elected in a by-election in February 1811.
- ^ unseated in 1810
- ^ died in December 1809 and was replaced by Abraham Marsh in September 1810.
- ^ unseated in 1809
Further reading
[edit]- Handbook of Upper Canadian Chronology, Frederick H. Armstrong, Toronto : Dundurn Press, 1985. ISBN 0-919670-92-X