The 2nd Parliament of Upper Canada was opened 1 June 1797. Elections in Upper Canada had been held in August 1796. The first session was held at Navy Hall in Newark. The Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada John Graves Simcoe believed York was a superior location for the capital as it would less vulnerable to attack by the Americans. York became the capital of Upper Canada on 1 February 1796. The remaining three sessions were held at the Parliament Buildings of Upper Canada in York, Upper Canada. This parliament was dissolved 7 July 1800.
This House of Assembly of the 2nd Parliament of Upper Canada had four sessions 3 June 1797 to 4 July 1800:[1]
Sessions[1] | Start | End |
---|---|---|
1st | 3 June 1797 | July 1797 |
2nd | 5 June 1798 | 5 July 1798 |
3rd | 12 June 1799 | 29 June 1799 |
4th | 2 June 1800 | 4 July 1800 |
Riding | Member |
---|---|
Dundas | Thomas Fraser |
Durham, York & 1st Lincoln | Richard Beasley |
1st Glengarry | Richard Norton Wilkinson |
2nd Glengarry | John McDonell |
Grenville | Edward Jessup, Jr. |
Kent | Thomas Smith |
Kent | Thomas McKee |
Leeds & Frontenac | Solomon Jones |
Lennox, Hastings & Northumberland | Timothy Thompson |
2nd Lincoln | Samuel Street |
3rd Lincoln | David William Smith – Speaker 1796–1800 |
4th Lincoln & Norfolk | Benjamin Hardison |
Ontario & Addington | Christopher Robinson died 2 November 1798 in office. |
William Fairfield (from June 1799) | |
Prince Edward & Adolphus Township | David McGregor Rogers |
Stormont | Robert Isaac Dey Gray |
Suffolk & Essex | John Cornwall |
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 "Library-English". Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
Further reading
[edit]- Handbook of Upper Canadian Chronology, Frederick H. Armstrong, Toronto : Dundurn Press, 1985. ISBN 0-919670-92-X