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==Incumbents==
==Incumbents==
*[[List of Canadian monarchs|Monarch]]: [[William IV of the United Kingdom|William IV]]<ref name="rh">{{cite web |date=15 January 2016 |title=William IV |url=https://www.royal.uk/william-iv-r-1830-1837 |access-date=18 April 2016 |website=Official web site of the British monarchy |archive-date=21 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921001850/https://www.royal.uk/william-iv-r-1830-1837 |url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[List of Canadian monarchs|Monarch]]: [[William IV of the United Kingdom|William IV]]


===Federal government===
===Federal government===
*[[Parliament of Lower Canada]]: [[14th Parliament of Lower Canada|14th]]
*[[Parliament of Lower Canada]]: [[14th Parliament of Lower Canada|14th]] (until October 9)
*[[Parliament of Upper Canada]]: [[11th Parliament of Upper Canada|11th]]
*[[Parliament of Upper Canada]]: [[11th Parliament of Upper Canada|11th]] (until March 6)


===Governors===
===Governors===
*[[Governor General of the Province of Canada|Governor of the Canadas]]: [[Robert Milnes]]
*[[Governor General of the Province of Canada|Governor of the Canadas]]: [[Sir Robert Milnes, 1st Baronet|Robert Milnes]]
*[[List of lieutenant governors of New Brunswick|Governor of New Brunswick]]: [[George Stracey Smyth]]
*[[List of lieutenant governors of New Brunswick|Governor of New Brunswick]]: [[George Stracey Smyth]]
*[[Governor of Nova Scotia]]: [[John Coape Sherbrooke]]
*[[Governor of Nova Scotia]]: [[John Coape Sherbrooke]]
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===January to June===
===January to June===
*January - [[William IV of the United Kingdom|King William IV]] appoints an arbitrator to settle questions regarding customs dues between [[the Canadas]].
*January – [[William IV of the United Kingdom|King William IV]] appoints an arbitrator to settle questions regarding customs dues between [[the Canadas]].
*January - The King announces that he will not make the Legislative Council an elected body, as it would be inconsistent with the monarchy, but that he will favor measures for the Council's independence.
*January – The King announces that he will not make the Legislative Council an elected body, as it would be inconsistent with the monarchy, but that he will favor measures for the Council's independence.
*January - [[Thomas Spring Rice, 1st Baron Monteagle of Brandon|Thomas Spring Rice]], the [[Secretary of State for War and the Colonies]] writes "If coming events should constrain the British Legislature to interpose its supreme authority to appease the internal dissensions of the Colony, it would then, indeed, become my duty to submit for the consideration of Parliament, some modifications of the charters of the Canadas, not however, for introducing institutions inconsistent with monarchy, but to preserve and cement their connection with the Mother Country, adhering ever to the spirit of the British Constitution, and confining within their legitimate bounds the rights and privileges of His Majesty's subjects."
*January – [[Thomas Spring Rice, 1st Baron Monteagle of Brandon|Thomas Spring Rice]], the [[Secretary of State for War and the Colonies]] writes "If coming events should constrain the British Legislature to interpose its supreme authority to appease the internal dissensions of the Colony, it would then, indeed, become my duty to submit for the consideration of Parliament, some modifications of the charters of the Canadas, not however, for introducing institutions inconsistent with monarchy, but to preserve and cement their connection with the Mother Country, adhering ever to the spirit of the British Constitution, and confining within their legitimate bounds the rights and privileges of His Majesty's subjects."
*January 23 – The [[Chateau St. Louis]] (Quebec) is burned.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Marshall |first=Bill |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.5949/upo9781846315848 |title=The French Atlantic |date=2009-10-15 |publisher=Liverpool University Press |isbn=978-1-84631-050-8 |pages=142|doi=10.5949/upo9781846315848 }}</ref>
*January 23 - The [[Chateau St. Louis]] (Quebec) is burned.
*February 17 - The [[Ninety-Two Resolutions]] are passed by the Legislative Assembly of [[Lower Canada]]. The complaints relate, chiefly, to nominations of Councillors, partiality in filling offices, of which 47 are alleged to have been distributed among 525,000 Frenchmen, against 157 higher positions, among 75,000 of British origin.
*February 17 – The [[Ninety-Two Resolutions]] are passed by the Legislative Assembly of [[Lower Canada]]. The complaints relate, chiefly, to nominations of Councillors, partiality in filling offices, of which 47 are alleged to have been distributed among 525,000 Frenchmen, against 157 higher positions, among 75,000 of British origin.
**Speaking in the House upon the Ninety-Two Resolutions, which he frames and Mr. Bedard moves, [[Louis-Joseph Papineau]] says "It is certain that, before long, the whole of America will be republicanized. If a change be necessary in our present constitution, it is to be undertaken in view of such a [[conjuncture]] as I have just mentioned. Would it be a crime, were I to demand that it should? The members of the House are all answerable to their constituents for whatever decisions they may come to, in this regard. And, even though the soldiery should slaughter them for it, they ought not to hesitate, for one moment, to pronounce for any change which they consider beneficial to their country."
**Speaking in the House upon the Ninety-Two Resolutions, which he frames and Mr. Bedard moves, [[Louis-Joseph Papineau]] says "It is certain that, before long, the whole of America will be republicanized. If a change be necessary in our present constitution, it is to be undertaken in view of such a conjuncture as I have just mentioned. Would it be a crime, were I to demand that it should? The members of the House are all answerable to their constituents for whatever decisions they may come to, in this regard. And, even though the soldiery should slaughter them for it, they ought not to hesitate, for one moment, to pronounce for any change which they consider beneficial to their country."
**Mr. Neilson replies: "The American revolutionists and the British Liberals contended for the maintenance of franchises already acquired; we oppositionists are reaching out our hands for freedom which we never possessed. The Resolutions can not be justified, for they favor the refusal of supplies, without which there would be no means of defraying the expense of governing the Province."
**Mr. Neilson replies: "The American revolutionists and the British Liberals contended for the maintenance of franchises already acquired; we oppositionists are reaching out our hands for freedom which we never possessed. The Resolutions can not be justified, for they favor the refusal of supplies, without which there would be no means of defraying the expense of governing the Province."
*March 6 - Incorporation of [[Toronto]], heretofore York, [[Upper Canada]].
*March 6 – Incorporation of [[Toronto]], heretofore York, [[Upper Canada]].
*[[William Lyon Mackenzie]] elected first mayor of the city of Toronto, and, contrary to his previous record, is not expelled from office.
*[[William Lyon Mackenzie]] elected first mayor of the city of Toronto.
*March 8 - The [[Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society]], an institution in Quebec dedicated to the protection of Quebec francophone interests and to the promotion of Quebec Sovereignism, is founded.
*March 8 – The [[Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society]], an institution in Quebec dedicated to the protection of Quebec francophone interests and to the promotion of Quebec Sovereignism, is founded.


===July to December===
===July to December===
*July 31 - At midnight July 31, [[slavery]] comes to an end in all British territories, including [[British North America]]. To honour this important event, August 1 is celebrated as Emancipation Day in [[Windsor, Ontario]], and elsewhere.
*July 31 – At midnight July 31, [[slavery]] comes to an end in all British territories, including [[British North America]]. To honour this important event, August 1 is celebrated as Emancipation Day in [[Windsor, Ontario]], and elsewhere.
*December 9 - Foundation of the "Canadian Alliance Society" in [[Upper Canada]] at Toronto.
*December 9 – Foundation of the "Canadian Alliance Society" in [[Upper Canada]] at Toronto.
*Before a committee of the British Commons, Hon. Edward Ellice suggests remedies for troubles in Canada.
*Before a committee of the British Commons, Hon. Edward Ellice suggests remedies for troubles in Canada.


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*Adopting revolutionary tactics, Papineau advises wearing homespun cloth and buying nothing British, in order to diminish misused revenues. Bankstocks being of British ownership, he advises a general demand of gold for banknotes.
*Adopting revolutionary tactics, Papineau advises wearing homespun cloth and buying nothing British, in order to diminish misused revenues. Bankstocks being of British ownership, he advises a general demand of gold for banknotes.
*[[Samuel Lount]] elected to Assembly along with William Lyon Mackenzie and a Reform majority.
*[[Samuel Lount]] elected to Assembly along with William Lyon Mackenzie and a Reform majority.



==Parliaments and Assemblies==
==Parliaments and Assemblies==
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===January to March===
===January to March===
*January 1 - [[Edward Cochrane]], politician (died [[1907 in Canada|1907]])
*January 1 – [[Edward Cochrane]], politician (died [[1907 in Canada|1907]])
*January 4 - [[Alexander Cameron (politician)|Alexander Cameron]], physician and politician (died [[1917 in Canada|1917]])
*January 4 – [[Alexander Cameron (politician)|Alexander Cameron]], physician and politician (died [[1917 in Canada|1917]])
*January 8 - [[Timothy Coughlin (Canadian politician)|Timothy Coughlin]], farmer and politician (died [[1912 in Canada|1912]])
*January 8 – [[Timothy Coughlin (Canadian politician)|Timothy Coughlin]], farmer and politician (died [[1912 in Canada|1912]])
*January 17 - [[Hannah Maynard]], photographer
*January 17 – [[Hannah Maynard]], photographer
*January 20 - [[William Carpenter Bompas]], Church of England clergyman, bishop and missionary (died [[1906 in Canada|1906]])
*January 20 – [[William Carpenter Bompas]], Church of England clergyman, bishop and missionary (died [[1906 in Canada|1906]])
*January 29 - [[George Barnard Baker]], lawyer, politician and Senator (died [[1910 in Canada|1910]])
*January 29 – [[George Barnard Baker]], lawyer, politician and Senator (died [[1910 in Canada|1910]])
*February 14 - [[George Ralph Richardson Cockburn]], educator and politician (died [[1912 in Canada|1912]])
*February 14 – [[George Ralph Richardson Cockburn]], educator and politician (died [[1912 in Canada|1912]])
*March - [[Timothy Eaton]], businessman and founder of [[Eaton's]] (died [[1907 in Canada|1907]])
*March – [[Timothy Eaton]], businessman and founder of [[Eaton's]] (died [[1907 in Canada|1907]])
*March 3 - [[Colin MacDougall]], politician and lawyer (died [[1901 in Canada|1901]])
*March 3 – [[Colin MacDougall]], politician and lawyer (died [[1901 in Canada|1901]])
*March 8 - [[Thomas Christie (Canadian politician)|Thomas Christie]], physician, professor and politician (died [[1902 in Canada|1902]])
*March 8 – [[Thomas Christie (Canadian politician)|Thomas Christie]], physician, professor and politician (died [[1902 in Canada|1902]])
*March 16 - [[James Hector]], geologist, naturalist and surgeon (died [[1907 in Canada|1907]])
*March 19 – [[Auguste Achintre]], journalist and essayist (died [[1886 in Canada|1886]])
*March 19 - [[Auguste Achintre]], journalist and essayist (died [[1886 in Canada|1886]])


===April to June===
===April to June===
*April 21 - [[William Elliott (Peel MP)|William Elliott]], farmer, merchant and politician (died [[1888 in Canada|1888]])
*April 21 – [[William Elliott (Peel MP)|William Elliott]], farmer, merchant and politician (died [[1888 in Canada|1888]])
*April 21 - [[Erastus Wiman]], journalist and businessman (died [[1904 in Canada|1904]])
*April 21 – [[Erastus Wiman]], journalist and businessman (died [[1904 in Canada|1904]])
*May 7 - [[John Herbert Turner]], politician and Premier of [[British Columbia]] (died [[1923 in Canada|1923]])
*May 7 – [[John Herbert Turner]], politician and Premier of [[British Columbia]] (died [[1923 in Canada|1923]])
*June 6 - [[Abram William Lauder]], lawyer and politician (died [[1884 in Canada|1884]])
*June 6 – [[Abram William Lauder]], lawyer and politician (died [[1884 in Canada|1884]])


===July to September===
===July to September===
*July 27 - [[Donald Farquharson (politician)|Donald Farquharson]], politician and Premier of [[Prince Edward Island]] (died [[1903 in Canada|1903]])
*July 27 – [[Donald Farquharson (politician)|Donald Farquharson]], politician and Premier of [[Prince Edward Island]] (died [[1903 in Canada|1903]])
*August 7 - [[Sévère Rivard]], lawyer, politician and 17th [[Mayor of Montreal]] (died [[1888 in Canada|1888]])
*August 7 – [[Sévère Rivard]], lawyer, politician and 17th [[Mayor of Montreal]] (died [[1888 in Canada|1888]])
*August 9 - [[Hector Fabre]], lawyer, journalist, diplomat and Senator (died [[1910 in Canada|1910]])
*August 9 – [[Hector Fabre]], lawyer, journalist, diplomat and Senator (died [[1910 in Canada|1910]])
*August 12 - [[William Donahue (Quebec politician)|William Donahue]], merchant and politician (died [[1892 in Canada|1892]])
*August 12 – [[William Donahue (Quebec politician)|William Donahue]], merchant and politician (died [[1892 in Canada|1892]])
*August 25 - [[Anson Dodge]], lumber dealer and politician (died [[1918 in Canada|1918]])
*August 25 – [[Anson Dodge]], lumber dealer and politician (died [[1918 in Canada|1918]])
*September 12 - [[Daniel Woodley Prowse]], lawyer, politician, judge, historian and essayist (died [[1914 in Canada|1914]])
*September 12 – [[Daniel Woodley Prowse]], lawyer, politician, judge, historian and essayist (died [[1914 in Canada|1914]])
*September 16 - [[Robert Simpson (merchant)|Robert Simpson]], businessman and founder of [[Simpsons (department store)|Simpsons]] (died [[1897 in Canada|1897]])
*September 16 – [[Robert Simpson (merchant)|Robert Simpson]], businessman and founder of [[Simpsons (department store)|Simpsons]] (died [[1897 in Canada|1897]])
*September 21 - [[Désiré Olivier Bourbeau]], politician and merchant (died [[1900 in Canada|1900]])
*September 21 – [[Désiré Olivier Bourbeau]], politician and merchant (died [[1900 in Canada|1900]])
*September 27 - [[Charles Fleetford Sise]], businessman (died [[1918 in Canada|1918]])
*September 27 – [[Charles Fleetford Sise]], businessman (died [[1918 in Canada|1918]])


===October to December===
===October to December===
*October 13 - [[Louis Adolphe Billy]], politician and lawyer (died [[1907 in Canada|1907]])
*October 4 – [[Ward Bowlby]], lawyer and politician, reeve of [[Berlin, Ontario]] (died [[1917 in Canada|1917]])
*November 7 - [[Ernest Gagnon]], folklorist (died [[1915 in Canada|1915]])
*October 13 – [[Louis Adolphe Billy]], politician and lawyer (died [[1907 in Canada|1907]])
*November 11 - [[Richard Butler (publisher)|Richard Butler]], editor, publisher, journalist and U.S. vice-consul (died [[1925 in Canada|1925]])
*November 7 – [[Ernest Gagnon]], folklorist (died [[1915 in Canada|1915]])
*November 11 – [[Richard Butler (publisher)|Richard Butler]], editor, publisher, journalist and U.S. vice-consul (died [[1925 in Canada|1925]])
*November 13 - [[William Doran]], mayor of [[Hamilton, Ontario]] (died [[1903 in Canada|1903]])
*November 13 – [[William Doran]], mayor of [[Hamilton, Ontario]] (died [[1903 in Canada|1903]])
*November 15 - [[George Anthony Walkem]], jurist, politician and 3rd and 5th [[Premier of British Columbia]] (died [[1908 in Canada|1908]])
*November 15 – [[George Anthony Walkem]], jurist, politician and 3rd and 5th [[Premier of British Columbia]] (died [[1908 in Canada|1908]])
*November 16 - [[Georges-Isidore Barthe]], lawyer, publisher, journalist and politician (died [[1900 in Canada|1900]])
*November 16 – [[Georges-Isidore Barthe]], lawyer, publisher, journalist and politician (died [[1900 in Canada|1900]])
*November 17 - [[George Cox (Ottawa politician)|George Cox]], mayor of [[Ottawa]] (died [[1909 in Canada|1909]])
*November 17 – [[George Cox (Ottawa politician)|George Cox]], mayor of [[Ottawa]] (died [[1909 in Canada|1909]])
*November 26 - [[Joseph Brunet]], politician and businessman (died [[1904 in Canada|1904]])
*November 26 – [[Joseph Brunet]], politician and businessman (died [[1904 in Canada|1904]])
*December 14 - [[Thomas Bain]], politician and [[Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons]] (died [[1915 in Canada|1915]])
*December 14 – [[Thomas Bain]], politician and [[Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada]] (died [[1915 in Canada|1915]])


===Full date unknown===
===Full date unknown===
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==Deaths==
==Deaths==
*May 24 - [[John Saunders (New Brunswick judge)|John Saunders]], soldier, lawyer, politician and [[Chief Justice of New Brunswick]] (born [[1754 in Canada|1754]])
*May 24 – [[John Saunders (New Brunswick judge)|John Saunders]], soldier, lawyer, politician and [[Chief Justice of New Brunswick]] (born [[1754 in Canada|1754]])
*August 12 or August 13 - [[Peter Rindisbacher]], painter (born [[1806 in Canada|1806]])
*August 12 or August 13 – [[Peter Rindisbacher]], painter (born [[1806 in Canada|1806]])
*September 6 - [[William Dummer Powell]], lawyer, judge and politician (born [[1755 in Canada|1755]])
*September 6 – [[William Dummer Powell]], lawyer, judge and politician (born [[1755 in Canada|1755]])
*September 8 - [[William Black (Methodist)|William Black]], Methodist minister (born [[1760 in Canada|1760]])
*September 8 – [[William Black (Methodist)|William Black]], Methodist minister (born [[1760 in Canada|1760]])

== References ==
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Events from the year 1834 in Canada.

Incumbents

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Federal government

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Governors

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Events

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January to June

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  • January – King William IV appoints an arbitrator to settle questions regarding customs dues between the Canadas.
  • January – The King announces that he will not make the Legislative Council an elected body, as it would be inconsistent with the monarchy, but that he will favor measures for the Council's independence.
  • January – Thomas Spring Rice, the Secretary of State for War and the Colonies writes "If coming events should constrain the British Legislature to interpose its supreme authority to appease the internal dissensions of the Colony, it would then, indeed, become my duty to submit for the consideration of Parliament, some modifications of the charters of the Canadas, not however, for introducing institutions inconsistent with monarchy, but to preserve and cement their connection with the Mother Country, adhering ever to the spirit of the British Constitution, and confining within their legitimate bounds the rights and privileges of His Majesty's subjects."
  • January 23 – The Chateau St. Louis (Quebec) is burned.[2]
  • February 17 – The Ninety-Two Resolutions are passed by the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada. The complaints relate, chiefly, to nominations of Councillors, partiality in filling offices, of which 47 are alleged to have been distributed among 525,000 Frenchmen, against 157 higher positions, among 75,000 of British origin.
    • Speaking in the House upon the Ninety-Two Resolutions, which he frames and Mr. Bedard moves, Louis-Joseph Papineau says "It is certain that, before long, the whole of America will be republicanized. If a change be necessary in our present constitution, it is to be undertaken in view of such a conjuncture as I have just mentioned. Would it be a crime, were I to demand that it should? The members of the House are all answerable to their constituents for whatever decisions they may come to, in this regard. And, even though the soldiery should slaughter them for it, they ought not to hesitate, for one moment, to pronounce for any change which they consider beneficial to their country."
    • Mr. Neilson replies: "The American revolutionists and the British Liberals contended for the maintenance of franchises already acquired; we oppositionists are reaching out our hands for freedom which we never possessed. The Resolutions can not be justified, for they favor the refusal of supplies, without which there would be no means of defraying the expense of governing the Province."
  • March 6 – Incorporation of Toronto, heretofore York, Upper Canada.
  • William Lyon Mackenzie elected first mayor of the city of Toronto.
  • March 8 – The Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society, an institution in Quebec dedicated to the protection of Quebec francophone interests and to the promotion of Quebec Sovereignism, is founded.

July to December

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  • July 31 – At midnight July 31, slavery comes to an end in all British territories, including British North America. To honour this important event, August 1 is celebrated as Emancipation Day in Windsor, Ontario, and elsewhere.
  • December 9 – Foundation of the "Canadian Alliance Society" in Upper Canada at Toronto.
  • Before a committee of the British Commons, Hon. Edward Ellice suggests remedies for troubles in Canada.

Full date unknown

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  • A majority of the Assembly call for Lord Aylmer's impeachment for maladministration, and invite Daniel O'Connell and others to assist them. The Council and British Canadians counter-petition. The Assembly omit voting supplies.
  • Adopting revolutionary tactics, Papineau advises wearing homespun cloth and buying nothing British, in order to diminish misused revenues. Bankstocks being of British ownership, he advises a general demand of gold for banknotes.
  • Samuel Lount elected to Assembly along with William Lyon Mackenzie and a Reform majority.


Parliaments and Assemblies

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Arts and literature

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Births

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January to March

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April to June

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July to September

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October to December

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Full date unknown

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ "William IV". Official web site of the British monarchy. 15 January 2016. Archived from the original on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  2. ^ Marshall, Bill (2009-10-15). The French Atlantic. Liverpool University Press. p. 142. doi:10.5949/upo9781846315848. ISBN 978-1-84631-050-8.
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