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The 13th Parliament of Upper Canada was opened 8 November 1836. Elections in Upper Canada

Upper Canada

The Province of Upper Canada was a political division in British Canada established in 1791 by the British Empire to govern the central third of the lands in British North America and to accommodate Loyalist refugees from the United States of America after the American Revolution...

had been held 20 June 1836. All sessions were held at Toronto

Toronto

Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

.

The House of Assembly

House of Assembly

House of Assembly is a name given to the legislature or lower house of a bicameral parliament. In some countries this may be at a subnational level....

had five sessions 8 November 1836 to 10 February 1840.

Both the House and Parliament sat at the third Parliament Buildings of Upper Canada

First Ontario Parliament Buildings

The first Ontario Parliament Buildings were built between 1829 and 1832 near Front, John, Simcoe and Wellington Streets in Toronto, Canada. Architects of the buildings were J.G. Chewett, Cumberland & Storm , Samuel Curry, John Ewart, John Howard and Thomas Rogers...

Sessions	Start	End
1st	8 November 1836	4 March 1837
2nd	19 June 1837	11 July 1837
3rd	28 December 1837	6 March 1838
4th	27 February 1839	11 May 1839
5th	3 December 1839	10 February 1840

In the election campaign of June 1836, the Lieutenant Governor Sir Francis Bond Head

Francis Bond Head

Sir Francis Bond Head, 1st Baronet KCH PC , known as "Galloping Head", was Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada during the rebellion of 1837.-Biography:...

appealed to the United Empire Loyalists

United Empire Loyalists

The name United Empire Loyalists is an honorific given after the fact to those American Loyalists who resettled in British North America and other British Colonies as an act of fealty to King George III after the British defeat in the American Revolutionary War and prior to the Treaty of Paris...

of the colony, proclaiming that the reformers were advocating American republicanism. The Conservative party, led by the wealthy landowners known as the "Family Compact

Family Compact

Fully developed after the War of 1812, the Compact lasted until Upper and Lower Canada were united in 1841. In Lower Canada, its equivalent was the Château Clique. The influence of the Family Compact on the government administration at different levels lasted to the 1880s...

", won the election resulting in a conservative majority in the legislative assembly and triggering dissent in the province. This was the last parliament for Upper Canada. This parliament was dissolved

Dissolution of parliament

In parliamentary systems, a dissolution of parliament is the dispersal of a legislature at the call of an election.Usually there is a maximum length of a legislature, and a dissolution must happen before the maximum time...

10 February 1840. The Act of Union 1840

Act of Union 1840

The Act of Union, formally the The British North America Act, 1840 , was enacted in July 1840 and proclaimed 10 February 1841. It abolished the legislatures of Lower Canada and Upper Canada and established a new political entity, the Province of Canada to replace them...

abolished the legislative assemblies for Upper and Lower Canada

Lower Canada

The Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...

and created a new Province of Canada

Province of Canada

The Province of Canada, United Province of Canada, or the United Canadas was a British colony in North America from 1841 to 1867. Its formation reflected recommendations made by John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham in the Report on the Affairs of British North America following the Rebellions of...

with a common Legislative Assembly

Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada

The Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada was the lower house of the legislature for the Province of Canada, which consisted of the former provinces of Lower Canada, then known as Canada East and later the province of Quebec, and Upper Canada, then known as Canada West and later the...

. This came as a result of the Rebellions of 1837

Rebellions of 1837

The Rebellions of 1837 were a pair of Canadian armed uprisings that occurred in 1837 and 1838 in response to frustrations in political reform. A key shared goal was the allowance of responsible government, which was eventually achieved in the incident's aftermath.-Rebellions:The rebellions started...

Riding	Member
Brockville Brockville, Ontario Brockville is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada, in the Thousand Islands region. Though it serves as the seat of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, Brockville is politically independent and is grouped with Leeds and Grenville for census purposes only.Known as the "City of the 1000...	Henry Sherwood Henry Sherwood Henry Sherwood, QC was a lawyer and Tory provincial politician, moved to municipal politics and was alderman of St. David's Ward when chosen as Toronto's 7th mayor from 1842 to 1844. Sherwood was appointed QC on 23 January 1838...
Carleton Carleton County, Ontario Carleton County is the name of a historic county in Ontario, Canada. In 1969 it was superseded by the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton. In 2001 the Regional Municipality and the eleven local municipalities within it were replaced by the current City of Ottawa.-History:Carleton County was...	John Bower Lewis John Bower Lewis John Bower Lewis, QC was the second mayor of Bytown in 1848, the first mayor of Ottawa from 1855 to 1857, and a member of the 2nd Canadian Parliament from 1872 to 1873....
Carleton	Edward Malloch Edward Malloch Edward Malloch was a merchant and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Scotland. He settled in Richmond and married Margaret Lindsey Hill of Amherstburg daughter of Maria Hill. Edward and Margaret opened a general store which supplied the workers during the building of the Rideau Canal...
Cornwall Cornwall, Ontario Cornwall is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada and the seat of the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario. Cornwall is Ontario's easternmost city, located on the St...	George Stephen Benjamin Jarvis George Stephen Benjamin Jarvis George Stephen Benjamin Jarvis was a judge and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick in 1797 and moved to York with his family in 1809. He joined the 49th Regiment of the British Army as a volunteer and served during the War of 1812. He served in the 104th...
Dundas Dundas County, Ontario Dundas County is a county in the Canadian province of Ontario.Dundas was created in 1792 by the area's first settlers: German Loyalists who had fought with Sir John Johnson in the American Revolutionary War. The settlers, descendants of the Palatine immigrants to America in 1710, had immigrated to...	Peter Shaver Peter Shaver Peter Shaver was a farmer, businessman and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Montgomery County, New York in 1776, the son of a German immigrant...
Dundas	John Cook John Cook (Ontario politician) John Cook was a merchant and political figure in Upper Canada and Canada West.He was born on what was later known as Crysler's Farm in Williamsburgh Township in Upper Canada in 1791; he later sold that property to John Crysler. He served with the militia during the War of 1812 and fought at the...
Durham Durham County, Ontario Durham County is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was named from the English County and city.Durham County was created in 1792. It was composed of the townships of Cartwright, Manvers, Cavan, Darlington, Clarke and Hope, and portions of what is now Peterborough County,...	George Strange Boulton George Strange Boulton George Strange Boulton was a lawyer and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born near Albany, New York, in 1797, the son of D’Arcy Boulton, and came to Upper Canada with his family around 1800. He studied at John Strachan's school in Cornwall. He served during the War of 1812...
Durham	George Elliott George Elliott (Canadian politician) George Elliott was an Irish-born farmer and political figure in Upper Canada. He represented Durham in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada from 1836 to 1841 as a Conservative....
Essex Essex County, Ontario Essex County is a county and census division located in Southwestern Ontario and covers an area at the southernmost tip of Canada. The administrative seat is Essex...	John Prince
Essex	Francis Xavier Caldwell Francis Xavier Caldwell Francis Xavier Caldwell was a businessman and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Detroit in 1792, the son of William Caldwell and grandson of Jacques Baby. He served with the British Army during the War of 1812. After the war, he settled on a farm in Amherstburg...
Frontenac Frontenac County, Ontario Frontenac County, as defined by Statistics Canada, is a census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. It is located in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario. The City of Kingston is included in the census division, but is politically separated from the County of Frontenac. It has a land...	John B. Marks John B. Marks John Bennet Marks was a farmer and political figure in Upper Canada. He represented Frontenac in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada from 1836 to 1841 as a Conservative....
Frontenac	James Mathewson James Mathewson James Mathewson was an Irish-born miller, lumberman and political figure in Upper Canada. He represented Frontenac in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada from 1836 to 1841 as a Conservative....
Glengarry Glengarry County, Ontario thumb\|right\|Glengarry located within OntarioGlengarry County , an area covering , is a county in the Canadian province of Ontario, and is historically known for its settlement of Scottish Highlanders due to the Highland Clearances.Glengarry was founded in 1792 by Scottish loyalists, mainly from...	Donald Macdonell Donald Macdonell Donald Macdonell was a political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Greenfield, near Aberchalder, in Inverness-shire, Scotland in 1778, the son of Alexander Macdonell, and came to Charlottenburgh Township in Upper Canada in 1792 as part of a group of Scottish settlers led by his father. He...
Glengarry	Alexander Chisholm
Grenville Grenville County, Ontario Grenville County area is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario.The county was created in 1792, and named in honour of William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, Secretary of State in 1790. The First settlers were Loyalist from the United States...	Hiram Norton Hiram Norton Hiram Norton was a merchant and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Vermont around 1799 and settled in Prescott. In 1833, he became a justice of the peace in the Johnstown District. He represented Grenville in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada from 1831 to 1838 as a Reformer...
	Milo McCarger Milo McCarger Milo McCarger was a farmer and political figure in Upper Canada.He settled in South Gower Township and then Mountain Township. He served in the local militia and fought at the Battle of the Windmill. He served as coroner in the Johnstown District... (Apr 1839)
Grenville	William Benjamin Wells William Benjamin Wells William Benjamin Wells was a lawyer, judge, journalist and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Augusta Township in Upper Canada in 1809. He studied law with Marshall Spring Bidwell in Kingston and was called to the bar in 1833. In 1834, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of...
	Henry Burritt Henry Burritt Henry Burritt was a farmer and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Augusta Township in 1791, the son of Stephen Burritt. He settled on a farm in Marlborough Township. In 1821, he was appointed justice of the peace in the Johnstown District. He was a member of the local militia,... (Dec 1839)
Haldimand Haldimand County, Ontario Haldimand is a rural city-status single-tier municipality on the Niagara Peninsula in Southern Ontario, Canada, on the north shore of Lake Erie, and on the Grand River. Municipal offices are located in Cayuga....	William Hamilton Merritt (Nov 1832)
Halton Halton County, Ontario Halton County is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is also one of the oldest counties in Canada.-History:Halton County is named after Major William Mathew Halton who was appointed in 1805 as Secretary to the Upper Canada provincial Lieutenant-Governor Sir Francis...	William Chisholm
Halton	Absalom Shade Absalom Shade Absalom Shade was a businessman and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania around 1793 and worked as a carpenter in Buffalo, New York. In 1816, he was hired by William Dickson to manage his lands in Dumfries Township in Upper Canada. Shade operated a general...
Hamilton Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...	Colin Campbell Ferrie Colin Campbell Ferrie Colin Campbell Ferrie was a Canadian merchant, banker, and politician.Born in Glasgow, the son of Adam Ferrie and Rachel Campbell, he came to Montreal from Scotland in 1824 to work in new wholesale and forwarding company belonging to his father...
Hastings Hastings County, Ontario Hastings County is located in the province of Ontario, Canada. It is The Cheese Capital of Canada. Geographically, it is located on the border of Eastern Ontario and Central Ontario. The population was 125,915 in 2001 and grew to 130,474 in the 2006 Canada Census...	Edmund Murney
Hastings	Anthony Manahan Anthony Manahan Anthony Manahan was a businessman and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in County Galway in the Ireland around 1794 and went to Trinidad around 1808. In 1820, he moved to Kingston in Upper Canada and began business as a merchant...
Huron Huron County, Ontario Huron County is a census division and county of the province of Ontario, Canada. It is located on the southeast shore of its namesake, Lake Huron, in the southwest part of the province...	Robert Graham Dunlop Robert Graham Dunlop Robert Graham Dunlop was a ship's captain and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Keppoch, Scotland in 1790 and joined the Royal Navy at the age of 13. He became a lieutenant while serving during the Napoleonic Wars; he later reached the rank of captain...
Kent Kent County, Ontario Kent County, area 2,458 sq km is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario. Population in 2006 was 108,589.The county was created in 1792 and named by John Graves Simcoe in honour of the English County. The county is in an alluvial plain between Lake St...	William McCrae William McCrae William McCrae was a farmer and political figure in Upper Canada.He was the son of Thomas McCrae, who settled in Raleigh Township. McCrae also owned a farm in that township. He was named justice of the peace in the Western District in 1816...
Kent	Nathan Cornwall Nathan Cornwall Nathan Cornwall was a miller and political figure in Upper Canada. He represented Kent in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada from 1834 to 1841 as a Conservative....
Kingston Kingston, Ontario Kingston, Ontario is a Canadian city located in Eastern Ontario where the St. Lawrence River flows out of Lake Ontario. Originally a First Nations settlement called "Katarowki," , growing European exploration in the 17th Century made it an important trading post...	Christopher Alexander Hagerman Christopher Alexander Hagerman Lt.-Col The Hon. Christopher Alexander Hagerman was a Canadian militia officer, politician, and judge.Known as 'Handsome Kit', he was born at the Bay of Quinte, Adolphustown, the son of United Empire Loyalist Major Nicholas Hagerman J.P., and his wife Anne , sister of Judge Alexander Fisher M.P.,...
Lanark Lanark County, Ontario Lanark County is a county located in the Canadian province of Ontario. As of 2006, the population is 63,785. Its county seat is Perth.The county took its name from the town of Lanark in Scotland.-Geography:...	John A.H. Powell John A.H. Powell John Ambrose Hume Powell was a political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Ireland and came to Perth in Upper Canada with his family. His father, Colonel James Powell, was superintendent of the military settlement at Perth and the first sheriff in the Bathurst District. John served as captain...
Lanark	Malcolm Cameron Malcolm Cameron Malcolm Cameron was a Canadian businessman and politician.He was born at Trois-Rivières in Lower Canada in 1808 and grew up in Lanark County in Upper Canada. At the age of 15, he found work in the Montreal area but later returned to Perth to complete his schooling. In 1828, he became a merchant in...
Leeds Leeds County, Ontario Leeds County is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario.The county was created in 1792, and merged with Grenville County in 1850 to create Leeds and Grenville County....	Jonas Jones Jonas Jones Jonas Jones was a lawyer, judge, farmer and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Augusta Township, Upper Canada in 1791, the son of Ephraim Jones. He was educated at John Strachan's school in Cornwall and studied law with Levius Peters Sherwood in Elizabethtown...
	James Morris (Dec 1837)
Leeds	Ogle Robert Gowan Ogle Robert Gowan Ogle Robert Gowan was a farmer, Orangeman, journalist and political figure in Upper Canada and Canada West....
Lennox Lennox County, Ontario Lennox County is a historic county in what is now the Canadian province of Ontario.As an upper-tier municipality, the county of Lennox was created on paper in 1792, but has never existed as a discrete municipal entity. From 1792 until 1864, it was part of the United Counties of Frontenac, Lennox... & Addington Addington County, Ontario Addington County is a historic county in what is now the Canadian province of Ontario.It was named after Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth. As an upper-tier municipality, the county of Addington was created on paper in 1792, but has never existed as a discrete municipal entity. From 1792...	John Solomon Cartwright John Solomon Cartwright Lt.-Col. The Hon. John Solomon Cartwright QC was a businessman, lawyer, judge, farmer and political figure....
Lennox & Addington	George Hill Detlor George Hill Detlor George Hill Detlor was a merchant and political figure in Upper Canada. He represented Lennox and Addington in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada from 1836 to 1841 as a Conservative member....
1st Lincoln County Lincoln County, Ontario Lincoln County is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario.The county was formed in 1792. In 1845, the southern portion of Lincoln County was separated to form Welland County....	Richard Woodruff Richard Woodruff (Upper Canada politician) Richard Woodruff was a merchant and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in New England in 1784 and came to the Niagara peninsula in Upper Canada, settling at St. Davids. He operated a mill there with his brother William. He served in the local militia during the War of 1812, becoming...
2nd Lincoln	George Rykert George Rykert George Rykert was a businessman, surveyor and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Rhinebeck, New York in 1797 and came to the Niagara District with his family around 1810. He served with the local militia during the War of 1812. After the war, he settled at St. Catharines and taught...
3rd Lincoln	David Thorburn David Thorburn David Thorburn was a Scottish-born merchant and political figure in Upper Canada. He represented 3rd Lincoln in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada from 1835 to 1844 as a Reformer....
4th Lincoln Lincoln County, Ontario Lincoln County is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario.The county was formed in 1792. In 1845, the southern portion of Lincoln County was separated to form Welland County....	Gilbert McMicking
London London, Ontario London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city...	Mahlon Burwell Mahlon Burwell Mahlon Burwell was a surveyor and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in New Jersey in 1783 and came to Upper Canada with his family in 1796. He was largely self-schooled and was employed by the government of the province to survey the Talbot settlement and the Talbot Road in 1809 and...
Middlesex Middlesex County, Ontario Middlesex County is a primarily rural county in Southwestern Ontario. Landlocked, the county is bordered by Huron and Perth counties on the north, Oxford County on the east, Elgin County on the south, and Chatham-Kent and Lambton County on the west.The seat is the city of London, although the city...	Thomas Parke Thomas Parke Thomas Parke was an architect, builder, journalist and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in County Wicklow in Ireland in 1793 and came to York in 1820. He worked with John Ewart as a master carpenter on a number of construction projects, including the new parliament buildings at York....
Middlesex	Elias Moore Elias Moore Elias Moore born into a Quaker family in New Jersey just after the American Revolution began, later became a Member of Parliament in Canada....
Niagara (town) Niagara-on-the-Lake Niagara-on-the-Lake is a Canadian town located in Southern Ontario where the Niagara River meets Lake Ontario in the Niagara Region of the southern part of the province of Ontario. It is located across the Niagara river from Youngstown, New York, USA...	Charles Richardson Charles Richardson (Upper Canada politician) Charles Richardson was a lawyer and political figure in Upper Canada. He represented Niagara in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada from 1834 to 1841 as a Conservative....
Norfolk Norfolk County, Ontario Norfolk County is a rural city-status single-tier municipality on the north shore of Lake Erie in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. Bloomsburg is a small town located in Norfolk County and is the hometown of David Slater. The county seat and largest community is Simcoe...	David Duncombe David Duncombe David Duncombe was a physician and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in New York state in 1802 and came to Upper Canada with his brother Charles. He studied medicine at Fairfield College in New York state and later served as coroner in the Talbot District. He was elected to the...
Norfolk	John Rolph
	William Salmon William Salmon (politician) William Salmon was an English-born lawyer, judge and political figure in Upper Canada. He represented Norfolk in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada from 1838 to 1841 as a Conservative.... (Feb 1838)
Northumberland Northumberland County, Ontario Northumberland County is situated on the north shore of Lake Ontario, in central Ontario, Canada. It is located east of Durham County , west of Hastings, southeast of Kawartha Lakes and south of Peterborough County. The county seat is Cobourg...	Alexander McDonell
Northumberland	Henry Ruttan Henry Ruttan Henry Ruttan was a businessman, inventor and politician figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Adolphustown in 1792. At the age of 14, he left school to work in a store in Kingston. He served in the militia during the War of 1812. After the war, he remained in the militia and reached the rank of... - Speaker 1837
Oxford Oxford County, Ontario Oxford County is a regional municipality and census division of the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the Southern portion of the province. The regional seat is in Woodstock...	Robert Alway Robert Alway Robert Alway was a farmer and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England in 1790 and arrived in Upper Canada around 1816. He represented Oxford in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada from 1834 to 1841 as a Reformer. He served in the local militia but...
Oxford	Charles Duncombe
	Roger Rollo Hunter Roger Rollo Hunter Roger Rollo Hunter was a Scottish-born farmer and political figure in Upper Canada. He represented Oxford in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada from 1839 to 1841.... (Feb 1839)
Prescott Prescott County, Ontario Prescott County is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario.It was created in 1800 from a portion of Glengarry County. It was named in honor of Major General Robert Prescott, Governor of Canada at that time. First settlers were Americans, but not all were Loyalists...	John Kearns John Kearns (politician) John Kearns was an Irish-born farmer and political figure in Upper Canada. He represented Prescott in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada from 1836 to 1841 as a Conservative....
Prescott	Richard Phillips Hotham Richard Phillips Hotham Richard Phillips Hotham was an English-born lawyer and political figure in Upper Canada. He represented Prescott in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1836 to 1840 as a Conservative member....
Prince Edward Prince Edward County, Ontario Prince Edward County is a single-tier municipality and a census division of the Canadian province of Ontario.-Geography:Prince Edward County is located in Southern Ontario on a large irregular headland or littoral at the eastern end of Lake Ontario, just west of the head of the St. Lawrence River...	James Rogers Armstrong James Rogers Armstrong James Rogers Armstrong was a businessman and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Dorchester in Quebec in 1787, he was a grandson of Loyalist, Col. James Rogers...
Prince Edward	Charles Bochus Charles Bochus Charles Bochus was a merchant and political figure. He represented Prince Edward in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1836 to 1841 as a Conservative member....
Russell Russell County, Ontario Russell County is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario.It was created in 1800 from a portion of Stormont County. It later merged with Prescott County to form Prescott and Russell United Counties....	Thomas McKay Thomas McKay Thomas McKay was a Canadian businessman who was one of the founders of the city of Ottawa, Ontario. He was born in Perth, Scotland and became a skilled stonemason...
Simcoe Simcoe County, Ontario Simcoe County is located in central portion of Southern Ontario. The County is situated just north of the Greater Toronto Area stretching from the shores of Lake Simcoe in the east to Georgian Bay in the west...	William Benjamin Robinson William Benjamin Robinson William Benjamin Robinson was a fur trader and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Kingston in 1797, the son of Christopher Robinson and Esther Sayre, and moved to York with his family in 1798. In 1802, his mother remarried after his father's death and moved to Newmarket, where he...
Simcoe	Charles Wickens Charles Wickens Charles Wickens was an English-born farmer, miller and political figure in Upper Canada. He represented Simcoe in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada from 1836 to 1841 as a Conservative. His name also appears as James Wickens in some sources.Wickens served as a lieutenant for the Royal Waggon...
Stormont Stormont County, Ontario Stormont County area is a county in the Canadian province of Ontario.Stormont was created in 1792, however, it was settled seven years earlier in 1785. Veterans of Loyalist regiments were among the first settlers...	Archibald McLean
	Alexander McLean (Dec 1837)
Stormont	Donald Aeneas MacDonell Donald Aeneas MacDonell Donald Aeneas MacDonell was a soldier and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Charlottenburgh Township in Upper Canada in 1794, the son of Miles Macdonell, and studied with John Strachan in Cornwall. He served in the British Army during the War of 1812, reaching the rank of lieutenant...
Toronto	William Henry Draper William Henry Draper William Henry Draper was a lawyer, judge, and politician in Upper Canada later Canada West.-Personal life:...
Wentworth Wentworth County, Ontario Wentworth County, area , is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario.It was created in 1816 as part of the Gore District in what was then Upper Canada and later Canada West...	Allan Napier MacNab - Speaker 1837-1840
Wentworth	Michael Aikman Michael Aikman (politician) Michael Aikman was a businessman and political figure in Upper Canada.Aikman was born in Upper Canada in 1797, the son of a United Empire Loyalist. In 1833, he was named justice of the peace in the Gore District. He represented Wentworth in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada from 1836 to 1841...
1st York York County, Ontario York County is a historic county in Upper Canada, Canada West, and the Canadian province of Ontario.York County was created in 1792 and was part of the jurisdiction of Home District of Upper Canada...	David Gibson
	John William Gamble John William Gamble John William Gamble was a businessman and political figure in Upper Canada and Canada West.He was born in York in 1799 and grew up in Kingston. He operated a store with his brother William. He settled in Etobicoke Township, but later moved to Pine Grove in Vaughan, Township, where he set up a... (Feb 1838)
2nd York	Edward William Thomson Edward William Thomson Edward William Thomson was a farmer and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Kingston in 1794 and settled in Scarborough Township in 1808. He served with the York militia during the War of 1812 and the Rebellions of 1837, eventually commanding the 5th militia district in Canada West...
3rd York	Thomas David Morrison Thomas David Morrison Thomas David Morrison was a doctor and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Quebec City around 1796. He served as a clerk in the medical department of the British army during the War of 1812. He studied medicine in the United States and, on his return in 1824, was licensed to practice...
	James Edward Small James Edward Small James Edward Small was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Upper Canada and Canada West.He was born in York in 1798, the son of John Small. He attended the Home District School with Robert Baldwin. During the War of 1812, he served on the ship St. Lawrence... (Apr 1839)
4th York	John McIntosh

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