13th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island
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The 13th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island represented the colony of Prince Edward Island
between February 3, 1831 and 1835.
The Assembly sat at the pleasure of the Governor of Prince Edward Island, John Ready
. Ewan Cameron was elected speaker
. Ready was replaced by Murray Maxwell
as Governor later in 1831.
As of 1830, Roman Catholics were allowed to vote and hold office in the colony.http://www.archives.pe.ca/peiain/fondsdetail.asp?fonds=RG3
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...
between February 3, 1831 and 1835.
The Assembly sat at the pleasure of the Governor of Prince Edward Island, John Ready
John Ready
Major General The Honourable John Ready was a British army officer, who served as Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island from 1824 to 1831 and also as Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man from 1832 to 1845.-Career:...
. Ewan Cameron was elected speaker
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island is the presiding officer of the provincial legislature.The current Speaker is Kathleen Casey...
. Ready was replaced by Murray Maxwell
Murray Maxwell
Captain Sir Murray Maxwell, CB, FRS was a British Royal Navy officer who served with distinction in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, particularly during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars...
as Governor later in 1831.
As of 1830, Roman Catholics were allowed to vote and hold office in the colony.http://www.archives.pe.ca/peiain/fondsdetail.asp?fonds=RG3
Members
The members of the Prince Edward Island Legislature after the general election of 1831 were:| Riding | Name |
|---|---|
| Prince County Prince County, Prince Edward Island Prince County, is located in western Prince Edward Island, Canada. The county's defining geographic feature is Malpeque Bay, a sub-basin of the Gulf of St... |
Samuel Green |
| Thomas C. Compton | |
| Joseph Pope Joseph Pope (politician) Joseph Pope was a businessman and political figure in Prince Edward Island, Canada. He represented Prince County in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1830 to 1853.... |
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| Patrick Cody | |
| Queens County Queens County, Prince Edward Island Queens County is located in central Prince Edward Island, Canada. The county is geographically divided by the Hillsborough River's estuary, a tidal inlet which almost splits the county and Prince Edward Island... |
Ewan Cameron |
| Samuel Nelson | |
| John Small MacDonald John Small MacDonald John Small MacDonald was a businessman and politician on Prince Edward Island.He was born in West River, Saint John's Island , the son of John Macdonald and Margaret, the daughter of Captain John MacDonald of Glenaladale. Madonald married Isabella McDonald... |
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| Donald Macdonald | |
| Kings County Kings County, Prince Edward Island Kings County is located in eastern Prince Edward Island, Canada.It is the province's smallest, most rural and least-populated county. Kings County is also least dependent upon the agriculture industry compared with the other two counties, while being more heavily dependent on the fishery and... |
Thomas Owen |
| Daniel Brenan | |
| Charlottetown | Charles Binns Charles Binns Charles Binns was a lawyer, businessman and political figure in Prince Edward Island. He represented Prince County from 1818 to 1820 and Charlottetown from 1831 to 1838 in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island.... |
| John Brecken John Brecken John Brecken was a businessman and political figure in Prince Edward Island. He represented Charlottetown in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1829 to 1834.... |
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| Georgetown | Hugh Macdonald |
| Roderick McNeill | |
| Princetown | William McNeill |