1830 in Canada explained

Events from the year 1830 in Canada.

Incumbents

• Monarch

George IV (died June 26),^[1] William IV (starting June 26)^[2]

Federal government

• Parliament of Lower Canada

• Parliament of Upper Canada

10th (until March 6)

Governors

• Governor of the Canadas

James Kempt

• Governor of New Brunswick

Howard Douglas

• Governor of Nova Scotia

Thomas Nickleson Jeffery

• Civil Governor of Newfoundland

Thomas John Cochrane

• Governor of Prince Edward Island

John Ready

Events

• Influenza epidemic strikes tribes of British Columbia.
• Canada is divided into counties.
• William Lyon Mackenzie re-elected to the Assembly with a Reform minority.
• Ridout's Hardware Store, later known as Aikenhead's Hardware opens in Toronto.

Births

• March 1 – James Armstrong, politician (died 1893)^[3]
• August 7 – Thomas White, journalist and politician (died 1888)
• November 18 – Michel Auger, politician (died 1909)

Full date unknown

• Crowfoot, a chief of the Siksika First Nation (died 1890)
• Benjamin Allen, politician (died 1912)

Deaths

• June 24 – François Blanchet, author, physician, teacher, militia officer, businessman, seigneur, politician, office holder (born 1776)
• September 6 – Abraham Erb, Mennonite settler and miller who founded Waterloo, Ontario (born 1772)

Notes and References

1. Web site: King George IV . 18 April 2016 . Official website of the British monarchy.
2. Web site: 15 January 2016 . William IV . 18 April 2016 . Official web site of the British monarchy . 21 September 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170921001850/https://www.royal.uk/william-iv-r-1830-1837 . live.
3. Web site: Profile . 2022-07-29 . lop.parl.ca.