Legislative Council of the Province of Canada

The Legislative Council of the Province of Canada was the upper house

Upper house

An upper house, often called a senate, is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house; a legislature composed of only one house is described as unicameral.- Possible specific characteristics :...

for the 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...

, which consisted of the former provinces of 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...

, then known as Canada East

Canada East

Canada East was the eastern portion of the United Province of Canada. It consisted of the southern portion of the modern-day Canadian Province of Quebec, and was primarily a French-speaking region....

and later the province of Quebec

Quebec

Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

, and 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...

, then known as Canada West and later the province of Ontario

Ontario

Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

. It was created by The Union Act of 1840.

The first session of parliament began in 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...

in Canada West in 1841. It succeeded the Legislative Council of Lower Canada

Legislative Council of Lower Canada

The Legislative Council of Lower Canada was the upper house of the bicameral structure of provincial government in Lower Canada until 1838. The upper house consisted of appointed councillors who voted on bills passed up by the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada. The legislative council was...

and Legislative Council of Upper Canada

Legislative Council of Upper Canada

The Legislative Council of Upper Canada was the upper house governing the province of Upper Canada. Modelled after the British House of Lords, it was created by the Constitutional Act of 1791. It was specified that the council should consist of at least seven members. Members were appointed for...

The 24 legislative councillors were originally appointed. In 1856, a bill was passed to replace the appointed members by election. Members were to be elected from 24 divisions in each of Canada East and Canada West. 12 members were elected every two years from 1856 to 1862.

The British North America Act

Constitution Act, 1867

The Constitution Act, 1867 , is a major part of Canada's Constitution. The Act created a federal dominion and defines much of the operation of the Government of Canada, including its federal structure, the House of Commons, the Senate, the justice system, and the taxation system...

of 1867 divided the Province of Canada into the provinces of Ontario and Quebec, each with representation in the Senate of Canada. As provinces, Ontario has had no Legislative Council and Quebec had its own Legislative Council

Legislative Council of Quebec

From 1867 until 1968, the Legislative Council of Quebec was the unelected upper house of the bicameral legislature in the Canadian province of Quebec...

until 1968.

List of legislative councillors

Member	District	Start	Stop
Augustus Warren Baldwin Augustus Warren Baldwin Augustus Warren Baldwin was a naval officer and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born near Lisnagat in County Cork, Ireland in 1776 and joined the merchant navy in 1792, eventually being given command of his own ship. He retired to Upper Canada near York in 1817...	Canada West	1841	1841	appointed
John Hamilton	Canada West	1841	1867	appointed
James Crooks James Crooks James Crooks was a businessman and political figure in Upper Canada and Canada West.He was born in Kilmarnock, Scotland in 1778 and came to Fort Niagara in 1791 where his half-brother, Francis, was operating as a merchant. In 1795, Francis, James and his brother William moved to Newark...	Canada West	1841	1860	appointed
William Morris William Morris (Canadian businessman) William Morris was a businessman and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Paisley, Scotland in 1786, the son of a Scottish manufacturer. His family came to Upper Canada in 1801, where his father set up an import-export business. The business failed and his father retired to a farm near...	Canada West	1841	1858 (died)	appointed
John Macaulay John Macaulay (politician) John Macaulay was a businessman, newspaper owner and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in 1792 in Kingston, the son of Robert Macaulay. He was educated in Cornwall at John Strachan's school. In 1812, he established himself as a merchant in Kingston...	Canada West	1841	1857 (died)	appointed
Adam Fergusson	Canada West	1841	1862	appointed
Peter Boyle de Blaquière Peter Boyle de Blaquière Peter Boyle de Blaquière was a political figure in Upper Canada and the first chancellor of the University of Toronto....	Canada West	1841	1860 (died)	appointed
Alexander Fraser Alexander Fraser (Upper Canada politician) Alexander Fraser was a soldier and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Glendoemore, near Fort Augustus, Scotland in 1786. He joined the Canadian Fencibles in Scotland in 1803 and came to Quebec with them in 1805. He served as quartermaster with them during the War of 1812...	Canada West	1841	1853 (died)	appointed
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...	Canada West	1841	1855 (died)	appointed
Robert Sympson Jameson Robert Sympson Jameson Robert Sympson Jameson was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Hampshire England in 1796 and educated in Ambleside. He studied law at the Middle Temple and was called to the English bar in 1823. He practiced in London. He married Anna Murphy, a British author, in 1825...	Canada West	1841	1853	appointed
John McDonald John McDonald (1787-1860) John McDonald was a businessman and political figure in Upper Canada and Canada West.He was born in Saratoga, New York in 1787, the son of John McDonald, a Scottish immigrant. He set up in business at Troy, New York but joined his older brother Charles in the timber and grain trade at Gananoque in...	Canada West	1841	1843	appointed
Robert Baldwin Sullivan Robert Baldwin Sullivan Robert Baldwin Sullivan, QC , was a Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician who became the 2nd Mayor of Toronto....	Canada West	1841	1851	appointed
René-Édouard Caron René-Édouard Caron René-Édouard Caron was a Canadian politician, judge, and the second Lieutenant Governor of Quebec.Born in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada, the son of Augustin Caron, a farmer, and Elizabeth Lessard, he studied at a Quebec seminary, the Petit Séminaire of Quebec, and studied law in André-Rémi...	Canada East	1841	1857	appointed
François-Pierre Bruneau François-Pierre Bruneau François-Pierre Bruneau was a lawyer, seigneur, businessman and political figure in Canada East.He was born in Montreal in 1799, the son of François-Xavier Bruneau, and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Montréal. He studied law with Louis-Michel Viger, was called to the bar in 1822 and set up...	Canada East	1841	1851 (died)	appointed
Antoine-Olivier Berthelet Antoine-Olivier Berthelet Antoine-Olivier Berthelet was a businessman, philanthropist and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Montreal in 1798, the son of Pierre Berthelet, and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Montréal...	Canada East	1841	1841	resigned
Philip Henry Moore Philip Henry Moore Philip Henry Moore was a businessman and political figure in Canada East.He was born in Rhinebeck, New York, in 1799 and came with his parents to Missisquoi County in Lower Canada in 1802. He studied at an academy in St. Albans, Vermont, and became a merchant at Bedford after spending some time...	Canada East	1841	1867	appointed
Jules-Maurice Quesnel Jules-Maurice Quesnel Jules-Maurice Quesnel was a fur trader, businessman and political figure in Canada East.He was born Julien-Maurice Quesnel in Montreal in 1786, the son of Joseph Quesnel, and studied at the Collège Saint-Raphaël. He joined the North West Company as a clerk and assisted David Thompson in his...	Canada East	1841	1842 (died)	appointed
Gabriel Roy	Canada East	1841	1848 (died)	appointed
Barthélemy Joliette Barthélemy Joliette Barthélemy Joliette was a notary, businessman, seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada and Canada East....	Canada East	1841	1850 (died)	appointed
Peter McGill Peter McGill Peter McGill was a Scots-Quebecer businessman who served as the second mayor of Montreal, Canada East from 1840 to 1842.- Biography :...	Canada East	1841	1860 (died)	appointed
Adam Ferrie Adam Ferrie Adam Ferrie was an early Canadian businessman and political figure who lived much of his life in Ireland....	Canada East	1841	1863	appointed
Paul Holland Knowlton Paul Holland Knowlton Paul Holland Knowlton was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada and Canada East.He was born in Newfane, Vermont in 1787 and came to Lower Canada in 1798 with his family. After his mother died two years later, he went back to Newfane to live with his grandparents and complete his...	Canada East	1841	1863 (died)	appointed
George Pemberton	Canada East	1841	1849	appointed
Étienne Mayrand Étienne Mayrand Étienne Mayrand was a Quebec businessman and political figure.He was born in Montreal in 1776 and went on to work in the fur trade with the North West Company. He established a business in grain and hay at Rivière-du-Loup , also expanding into real estate and money lending...	Canada East	1841	1841	resigned
John Fraser	Canada East	1841	1843	resigned
Jean-Baptiste Taché Jean-Baptiste Taché Jean-Baptiste Taché was a notary and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Cornwallis from 1820 to 1824 and Rimouski from 1834 until the suspension of the constitution in 1838 in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada...	Canada East	1841	1849 (died)	appointed
Joseph Dionne	Canada East	1842	1859	appointed
William Walker	Canada East	1842	1863 (died)	appointed
Amable Dionne Amable Dionne Amable Dionne was a businessman, seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada and Canada East.He was born in Kamouraska in 1781 and grew up there. He became a clerk for Pierre Casgrain, a merchant at Rivière-Ouelle, and, in 1811, was made a partner in the business...	Canada East	1842	1852 (died)	appointed
George Jervis Goodhue George Jervis Goodhue George Jervis Goodhue was a Canadian merchant, landowner, and politician.Born in Putney, Vermont, the son of Josiah Goodhue and Rachel Burr, Goodhue came to Canada in 1820. A merchant in London, Ontario, he owned a store, distillery and ashery. He was elected to Township of London Council in 1838...	Canada West	1842	1867	appointed
Levius Peters Sherwood Levius Peters Sherwood Levius Peters Sherwood was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born at St. Johns in Lower Canada, the son of Justus Sherwood. He studied law and was called to the bar in 1803. In 1804, he was appointed registrar for Grenville, Leeds, and Carleton and customs inspector...	Canada West	1842	1850 (died)	appointed
Louis Massue Louis Massue Louis Massue was a businessman and political figure in Canada East.He was born Louis-Joseph Massue in Varennes in 1786, the son of the co-seigneur of Varennes. He became a prosperous merchant in the import and dry goods trade at Quebec City. In 1818, he was named to the board of governors for the...	Canada East	1843	1851	appointed
Pierre-Amable Boucher de Boucherville	Canada East	1843	1857 (died)	appointed
René-Joseph Kimber	Canada East	1843	1843 (died)	appointed
Christopher Widmer Christopher Widmer Christopher Widmer was a British born physician and surgeon who spent much of his career in Canada.He is well known for greatly advancing the practice of modern medicine in Canada.- References :* * - External links :...	Canada West	1843	1858 (died)	appointed
Jacob Æmilius Irving Jacob Æmilius Irving Jacob Æmilius Irving was a soldier and political figure in the Province of Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada from 1843 to 1856....	Canada West	1843	1856 (died)	appointed
William Henry Draper William Henry Draper William Henry Draper was a lawyer, judge, and politician in Upper Canada later Canada West.-Personal life:...	Canada West	1843	1844	appointed
John Neilson John Neilson John Neilson was a Scots-Quebecer editor of the newspaper La Gazette de Québec/The Quebec Gazette and a politician.- Biography :...	Canada East	1844	1848 (died)	appointed
James Morris	Canada West	1844	1865 (died)	appointed
James Gordon	Canada West	1845	1865 (died)	appointed
James Ferrier	Canada East	1847	1867	appointed
Hamnett Kirkes Pinhey Hamnett Kirkes Pinhey Hamnett Kirkes Pinhey was a Canadian landowner and politician.-Early years:...	Canada West	1847	1857	appointed
Roderick Matheson Roderick Matheson Roderick Matheson was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He was a Conservative member of the Senate of Canada from 1867 until his death.-Early life :...	Canada West	1847	1867	appointed
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...	Canada West	1847	1867	appointed
Denis-Benjamin Viger Denis-Benjamin Viger Denis-Benjamin Viger was a 19th century Lower Canadian politician, lawyer, businessman, and Patriote movement member.Viger was part of the militia in the early 19th century and then a captain in the War of 1812...	Canada East	1848	1858	appointed
James Leslie	Canada East	1848	1867	appointed
Étienne-Paschal Taché Étienne-Paschal Taché Sir Étienne-Paschal Taché was a Canadian doctor, politician and one of the Fathers of Confederation.Born in St. Thomas, Lower Canada, in 1795, the third son of Charles Taché and Geneviève Michon, Taché studied at the Séminaire de Québec until the War of 1812 when he joined the 5th battalion of the...	Canada East	1848	1865 (died)	appointed
Frédéric-Auguste Quesnel Frédéric-Auguste Quesnel Frédéric-Auguste Quesnel was a lawyer, businessman and political figure in Canada East.He was born in Montreal in 1785, the son of Joseph Quesnel, and studied at the Collège Saint-Raphaël. He articled in law with Stephen Sewell, was admitted to the bar in 1807 and set up practice in Montreal...	Canada East	1848	1866 (died)	appointed
Joseph Bourret	Canada East	1848	1859 (died)	appointed
Georges-René Saveuse de Beaujeu Georges-René Saveuse de Beaujeu Georges-René Saveuse de Beaujeu, Comte de Beaujeu was a seigneur and political figure in Canada East.He was born in Montreal in 1810, the son of seigneur Jacques-Philippe Saveuse de Beaujeu and Catherine Chaussegros de Léry, daughter of Gaspard-Joseph Chaussegros de Léry. He studied at the Collège...	Canada East	1848	1865 (died)	appointed
Louis Méthot Louis Méthot Louis Méthot was a Quebec businessman and political figure.He was born Louis Méthotte at Pointe-aux-Trembles, Lower Canada in 1793. Méthot was a merchant at Sainte-Croix. He served in the local militia during the War of 1812, becoming lieutenant. He was named justice of the peace...	Canada East	1848	1857	appointed
Joseph-Ovide Turgeon Joseph-Ovide Turgeon Joseph-Ovide Turgeon was a Quebec official and political figure.He was born at Terrebonne in 1797, a cousin of Louis Turgeon, and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Montréal. He travelled in the United States before settling again at Terrebonne. He was named commissioner in charge of extending the...	Canada East	1848	1857 (died)	appointed
John Ross John Ross (Canadian senator) John Ross was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and businessman.Born in County Antrim, Ireland, he was brought to Canada as an infant. Ross married twice, first to Margaret Crawford who died in 1847, secondly to Augusta Elizabeth Baldwin 4 February 1851, the daughter of Robert Baldwin...	Canada West	1848	1867	appointed
Samuel Crane Samuel Crane Samuel Crane was a businessman and political figure in Canada West.-Biography:Samuel Crane was born in Massachusetts in 1794 and had settled in Lower Canada by 1820. He became a partner in a forwarding business at Lachine, west of Montreal. The firm owned a share in the Ontario, an American...	Canada West	1849	1858	appointed
Samuel Sylvester Mills Samuel Sylvester Mills Samuel Sylvester Mills was a Canadian businessman and politician.He was born in Burlington Bay, later Hamilton, in Upper Canada in 1806. He went into the business of selling hardware, also expanding into shipping, construction, mills and real estate, and quickly became one of the richest people in...	Canada West	1849	1867	appointed
Robert Jones Robert Jones (Quebec politician) Robert Jones was a political figure in Canada East. He represented Missisquoi in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1841 to 1844...	Canada East	1849	1850	resigned
Louis Panet Louis Panet Louis Panet was a notary and political figure in Quebec. He sat for La Salle division in the Senate of Canada from 1871 to 1874...	Canada East	1852	1867	appointed
Charles Wilson Charles Wilson (Canadian politician) Charles Wilson was a Canadian businessman and politician.-Background:Wilson was born in Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec, son of a Scottish immigrant and a French-Canadian mother....	Canada East	1852	1867	appointed
Narcisse-Fortunat Belleau Narcisse-Fortunat Belleau Sir Narcisse-Fortunat Belleau, KCMG, QC was a Canadian politician, lawyer and businessman.He was born in Quebec City in 1808. He studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec and went on to article in law, receiving his license to practice in 1832. In 1835, he married Marie-Reine-Josephte, the daughter...	Canada East	1852	1867	appointed
Benjamin Seymour Benjamin Seymour Benjamin Seymour was a political figure in Canada West and a Conservative member of the Senate of Canada from 1867 to 1880....	Canada West	1854?	1867	appointed
David Morrison Armstrong David Morrison Armstrong David Morrison Armstrong was a merchant, insurance agent and political figure in Quebec. He represented Berthier in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1841 to 1851....	Canada East	1855	1867	appointed
Eusèbe Cartier	Canada East	1855	1862 (died)	appointed
Joseph Légaré Joseph Légaré Joseph Légaré was a painter and glazier, artist, seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada.-Early life:...	Canada East	1855	1855 (died)	appointed
Walter Hamilton Dickson Walter Hamilton Dickson Walter Hamilton Dickson was a lawyer and political figure in Canada West. He was a Conservative member of the Senate of Canada from 1867 to 1884....	Canada West	1855	1867	appointed
Ebenezer Perry Ebenezer Perry Ebenezer Perry was a merchant and Canadian political figure. He was a Conservative member of the Senate of Canada from 1871 until his death and at the age of 83, the oldest person ever summoned to the Senate....	Canada West	1855	1867	appointed
Marc-Pascal de Sales Laterrière Marc-Pascal de Sales Laterrière Marc-Pascal de Sales Laterrière was a Quebec doctor, seigneur and political figure.He was born in Baie-du-Febvre, Lower Canada in 1792, the son of Pierre de Sales Laterrière who became the seigneur of Les Éboulements. Laterrière studied at the Petit Séminaire of Quebec and went on to study...	Laurentides	1856	1864
Elzéar-Henri Juchereau Duchesnay Elzéar-Henri Juchereau Duchesnay Elzéar-Henri Juchereau Duchesnay was a seigneur, lawyer and political figure in Canada East. He also served in the Senate of Canada from 1867 until his death....	Lauzon	1856	1867
John Simpson	Queen's	1856	1867
James Patton	Saugeen	1856	1862
Hollis Smith Hollis Smith Hollis Smith was a businessman and political figure in Canada East, now part of the Canadian province of Quebec.-Biography:...	Wellington	1856	1863 (died)
Isidore-Édouard-Candide Masson Isidore-Édouard-Candide Masson Édouard Masson was a businessman and political figure in Canada East.- Life :He was born Isidore-Édouard-Candide Masson at Montreal in 1826, the son of seigneur and merchant Joseph Masson and the grandson of Jean-Baptiste Raymond...	Thousand Islands	1856	1864
Louis Renaud Louis Renaud Louis Renaud was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He was a Conservative Party of Canada member of the Senate of Canada representing De Salaberry division from 1867 to 1873....	Salaberry	1856	1867
Louis-Antoine Dessaulles Louis-Antoine Dessaulles Louis-Antoine Dessaulles was a Quebec seigneur, journalist and political figure.He was born in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada in 1818, the son of Jean Dessaulles, and studied at the Collège de Saint-Hyacinthe and the Petit Séminaire de Montréal...	Rougemont	1856	1863
Philip Michael Matthew Scott VanKoughnet Philip Michael Matthew Scott VanKoughnet The Hon. Philip Michael Matthew Scott VanKoughnet , President of the Executive Council of the Province of Canada, Minister of Agriculture, Chief Commissioner of Crown Lands and Chancellor of Upper Canada.-Early life:...	Rideau	1856	1862
Harmannus Smith Harmannus Smith Harmannus Smith was a physician, farmer and political figure in Ontario. He represented Wentworth in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada from 1834 to 1836 as a Reformer and then in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1841 to 1851.He was born in Louth Township, Upper...	Burlington	1856	1864
Edmund Murney	Trent	1856	1861 (died)
John Prince	Western	1857	1860
Joseph-François Armand Joseph-François Armand Joseph-François Armand was a member of the Canadian Senate. Born Joseph-Flavien Armand in Rivière-des-Prairies, Lower Canada, he was a farmer before entering politics. In 1858, he was elected to the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada in the Alma division and served until 1867...	Alma	1858	1867
George Crawford	Eastern	1858	1867
Alexander Campbell Alexander Campbell (Canadian politician) Sir Alexander Campbell, PC, KCMG, QC was an English-born, Canadian statesman and politician, and a father of Canadian Confederation....	Cataraqui	1858	1867
David Christie David Christie David Christie, was a Canadian politician.Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, he came to Canada with his family in 1833....	Erie	1858	1867
Ulric-Joseph Tessier Ulric-Joseph Tessier Ulric-Joseph Tessier was a Quebec lawyer, judge, seigneur and political figure. He was a member of the Senate of Canada representing the Gulf division from 1867 to 1873 and served as mayor of Quebec City from 1853 to 1854....	Gulf	1858	1867
Alexandre-Édouard Kierzkowski Alexandre-Édouard Kierzkowski Alexandre-Édouard Kierzkowski was a civil engineer and political figure in Canada East.He was born Aleksander Edward Kierzkowski in the Grand Duchy of Poznań and joined the Polish Army as an officer in an unsuccessful campaign against the Russians in 1830 to 1831...	Montarville	1858	1861	unseated
Jean-Baptiste Guévremont Jean-Baptiste Guèvremont Jean-Baptiste Guévremont was a farmer, political figure in Canada East and a member of the Senate of Canada from 1867 to 1896....	Sorel	1858	1867
Pierre-Urgel Archambault Pierre-Urgel Archambault Pierre-Urgel Archambault was a Quebec businessman and political figure.He was born in L'Assomption, Lower Canada in 1812 and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Montréal. In 1835, he married Joséphine, the daughter of Benjamin Beaupré. He was mayor of L'Assomption from 1847 to 1854. He served in the...	Repentigny	1858	1867
Édouard-Louis-Antoine-Charles Juchereau Duchesnay Édouard-Louis-Antoine-Charles Juchereau Duchesnay Édouard-Louis-Antoine-Charles Juchereau Duchesnay was a political figure in Canada East and a Conservative member of the Senate of Canada....	La Salle	1858	1867
George Alexander George Alexander (Canadian politician) George Alexander was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He was a Conservative member of the Senate of Canada from 1873 to 1891....	Gore	1858	1867
George William Allan George William Allan George William Allan, was a Canadian politician. His mother Leah Tyrer, daughter of Dr. John Gamble, married Hon. William Allan, of York , U.C. Allan's father, William, was a pioneer who settled what was then the Township of York during John Graves Simcoe's term as Governor...	York	1858	1867
Donald McDonald	Tecumseth	1858	1867
James Shaw	Bathurst	1860	1867
Robert Unwin Harwood Robert Unwin Harwood The Hon. Robert Unwin Harwood was the last Seigneur of Vaudreuil and a political figure in Lower Canada and Canada East.-Arrival in Canada:...	Rigaud	1860	1863
David Reesor David Reesor David Reesor was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He was a Liberal member of the Senate of Canada for King's division from 1867 to 1901....	King's	1860	1867
Asa Belknap Foster Asa Belknap Foster Asa Belknap Foster was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He represented Bedford division in the Senate of Canada from 1867 to 1874 as a Conservative member....	Bedford	1860	1867
William Hamilton Merritt	Niagara	1860	1862 (died)
Adam Johnston Fergusson Blair Adam Johnston Fergusson Blair Adam Johnston Fergusson Blair, PC , known prior to 1862 as Adam Johnston Fergusson, was a Canadian lawyer and politician....	Brock	1860	1867
Pierre-Gabriel Huot Pierre-Gabriel Huot Pierre-Gabriel Huot was a Quebec journalist and political figure. He was a Liberal member of the Canadian House of Commons representing Quebec East from 1867 to 1870....	Stadacona	1860	1861	unseated
Luc Letellier de St-Just Luc Letellier de St-Just Luc Letellier de Saint-Just, PC was a Canadian politician. He also served as the third Lieutenant Governor of Quebec ....	Grandville	1860	1867
John Hamilton	Inkerman	1860	1867
Jean-Baptiste-Georges Proulx Jean-Baptiste-Georges Proulx Jean-Baptiste-Georges Proulx was a Canadian politician.He was elected to the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada for the division of de La Vallière in 1860 and served until Confederation. He was appointed to the Legislative Council of Quebec for de La Vallière in 1867 and served until...	La Vallière	1860	1867
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...	St. Clair	1860	1863
Allan Napier MacNab	Western	1860	1862 (died)
Andrew Jeffrey	Newcastle	1860	1863
Louis Lacoste Louis Lacoste Louis Lacoste was a Quebec notary and political figure. He was a Conservative member of the Senate of Canada from 1867 to 1878....	Montarville	1861	1867	by-election
Sidney Smith Sidney Smith (lawyer) Sidney Smith was a lawyer and political figure in Canada West.He was born in Port Hope, Upper Canada in 1823, the son of John David Smith. He studied law with his brother, John Shuter, was admitted to the bar in 1844 and set up practice in Cobourg...	Trent	1861	1863	resigned
Charles-François-Xavier Baby	Stadacona	1861	1864 (died)	by-election
James Cox Aikins James Cox Aikins James Cox Aikins, PC was a prominent Canadian politician in the 19th century. He twice served as a cabinet minister in the government of Sir John A. Macdonald, and was the fourth Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba from 1882 to 1888.-Early life and career:Aikins was born in Toronto Township, Upper...	Home	1862	1867
Thomas H. Bennett	St. Lawrence	1862
William McMaster William McMaster William McMaster was a wholesaler, Senator and banker in the 19th century. A director of the Bank of Montreal from 1864–1867, he was a driving force behind the creation of the Canadian Bank of Commerce of which he served as the founding president from 1867 to his death in 1887.He served in the...	Midland	1862	1867
Jacques-Olivier Bureau Jacques-Olivier Bureau Jacques-Olivier Bureau was a Quebec notary and political figure. He was a Liberal member of the Senate of Canada for De Lorimier division from 1867 to 1883....	Lorimier	1862	1867
Elijah Leonard Elijah Leonard Elijah Leonard was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He was a Liberal member of the Senate of Canada from 1867 to 1891.He was born on a farm near Syracuse, New York in 1814, the son of Elijah Leonard...	Malahide	1862	1867
Charles-Christophe Malhiot Charles-Christophe Malhiot Charles-Christophe Malhiot was a doctor and a member of the Senate of Canada from 1867 until his death....	Shawinigan	1862	1867
François-Xavier Lemieux François-Xavier Lemieux François-Xavier Lemieux was a French Canadian lawyer and politician.He was born at Pointe-Lévy in 1811 and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec. He articled in law, was called to the bar in 1839 and set up practice at Quebec City...	La Durantaye	1862	1864 (died)
Alexandre Bareil, dit Lajoie Alexandre Bareil, dit Lajoie Alexandre Bareil, dit Lajoie was a farmer and political figure in Canada East. He represented Lanaudière division in the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada in 1862...	Lanaudière	1862	1862 (died)
Luther Hamilton Holton Luther Hamilton Holton Luther Hamilton Holton was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He represented Châteauguay as a Liberal member in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1880.- Early life and education :...	Victoria	1862	1863
Robert Read Robert Read Robert Read was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Hastings East in the 1st Canadian Parliament as a Conservative until February 24, 1871 when he was named to the Senate of Canada for Quinte division.He was born at Fressingfield in Suffolk, England in 1814, the son of...	Quinte	1862	1867
John McMurrich John McMurrich John McMurrich was a businessman and political figure in Canada West and later Ontario.He was born near Paisley, Scotland in 1804 and came to Upper Canada in 1833 to work in a York dry goods business affiliated with a Glasgow-based firm. He became a partner in 1837. McMurrich served on Toronto...	Saugeen	1862	1864	by-election
Charles Cormier Charles Cormier Charles Cormier was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He was a Nationalist Liberal member of the Senate of Canada for Kennebec division from 1867 to 1887....	Kennebec	1862	1867
James Currie James Currie (politician) James George Currie was speaker of the Legislature of Ontario from December 21, 1871 to March 29, 1873 and served as Liberal MLA for Welland from 1871 to 1879. His standing committee service included those for Private Bills, Railways, Privileges and Elections, and Standing Orders.Currie was born...	Niagara	1862	1866	resigned
Walter McCrea Walter McCrea Walter McCrea was a Liberal member of the Senate of Canada from 1867 to 1871.He was born near Burritt's Rapids in Lanark County in 1810. He was called to the bar in 1850 and set up a practice in Chatham. McCrea served as captain in the local militia and was also mayor of Chatham in 1859...	Western	1862	1867
James Skead James Skead James Skead was an Ontario businessman and politician. He was a Conservative member of the Senate of Canada for Rideau division from 1867 to 1881 and from 1881 until his death in 1884.-Biography:...	Rideau	1862	1867
Oliver Blake Oliver Blake Oliver Blake was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He was a Liberal member of the Senate of Canada from 1867 to 1873....	Thames	1862	1867
Louis Auguste Olivier Louis Auguste Olivier Louis Auguste Olivier was a Quebec lawyer, judge and political figure. He was a Liberal member of the Senate of Canada for De Lanaudière division from 1867 to 1873....	Lanaudière	1863	1867	by-election
Alexander Vidal Alexander Vidal Alexander Vidal was an Ontario land surveyor, banker, and political figure. He was a Conservative member of the Senate of Canada for Sarnia division from 1873 to 1906....	St. Clair	1863	1867
John Sewell Sanborn John Sewell Sanborn John Sewell Sanborn was a Canadian educator, lawyer, judge and political figure.He was born in Gilmanton, New Hampshire and graduated from Dartmouth College, later studying at the University of Bishop’s College in Lennoxville, Quebec. He was the principal at a secondary school in Sherbrooke...	Wellington	1863	1867	acclaimed
Thomas Ryan	Victoria	1863	1867	by-election
Billa Flint Billa Flint Billa Flint was a businessman and political figure in Ontario. He was a Liberal member of the Senate of Canada from 1867 to 1894....	Trent	1863	1867	by-election
Eustache Prud'homme Eustache Prud'homme Eustache Prud'homme was a political figure in Canada East.He was born at Montreal in 1818. He became a farmer and later was appointed justice of the peace. He also served as captain in the local militia...	Rigaud	1863	1867	by-election
Asa Burnham	Newcastle	1863	1867
William Henry Chaffers William Henry Chaffers William Henry Chaffers was a Quebec businessman and politician. He was a Liberal member of the Senate of Canada for Rougemont division from 1867 to 1894....	Rougemont	1864	1867
David Edward Price David Edward Price David Edward Price was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He was a Conservative member of the Senate of Canada from 1867 to 1883....	Laurentides	1864	1867
Joseph-Noël Bossé Joseph-Noël Bossé Joseph-Noël Bossé was a Quebec lawyer, judge and political figure. He was a Conservative Party of Canada member of the Senate of Canada for De la Durantaye division from 1867 to 1868....	La Durantaye	1864	1867	by-election
Jean-Élie Gingras	Stadacona	1864	1867	by-election
Léandre Dumouchel Léandre Dumouchel Léandre Dumouchel was a Quebec doctor and political figure. He was a Conservative Party of Canada member of the Senate of Canada for Mille Isles division from 1867 to 1882....	Thousand Islands	1864	1867	by-election
David Lewis Macpherson David Lewis Macpherson Sir David Lewis Macpherson, was a Canadian businessman and political figure. He was a member of the Senate of Canada from 1867 to 1896. He was knighted for his service to the country in 1884....	Saugeen	1864	1867
Harcourt Burland Bull Harcourt Burland Bull Harcourt Burland Bull was an Ontario journalist and political figure. He was a Conservative member of the Senate of Canada from 1879 to 1881.He was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1824, the son of George Perkins Bull...	Burlington	1864	1867

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Speaker of the Legislative Council

Robert Sympson Jameson
Robert Sympson Jameson
Robert Sympson Jameson was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Hampshire England in 1796 and educated in Ambleside. He studied law at the Middle Temple and was called to the English bar in 1823. He practiced in London. He married Anna Murphy, a British author, in 1825...

1841-1843
Peter McGill
Peter McGill
Peter McGill was a Scots-Quebecer businessman who served as the second mayor of Montreal, Canada East from 1840 to 1842.- Biography :...

1847-1848
René-Édouard Caron
René-Édouard Caron
René-Édouard Caron was a Canadian politician, judge, and the second Lieutenant Governor of Quebec.Born in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada, the son of Augustin Caron, a farmer, and Elizabeth Lessard, he studied at a Quebec seminary, the Petit Séminaire of Quebec, and studied law in André-Rémi...

1843-1847; 1848-1853
James Morris (Canada West politician)
James Morris (Canada West politician)
James Morris was a businessman, banker and political figure in Canada West.He was born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland in 1798, settled with his family at Elizabethtown in Upper Canada in 1808 and was educated at Sorel in Lower Canada. He was appointed justice of the peace in 1825...

1853-1854; 1858
John Ross
John Ross (Canadian politician)
John Ross was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and businessman.Born in County Antrim, Ireland, he was brought to Canada as an infant. Ross married twice, first to Margaret Crawford who died in 1847, secondly to Augusta Elizabeth Baldwin 4 February 1851, the daughter of Robert Baldwin...

1854-1856
Narcisse-Fortunat Belleau
Narcisse-Fortunat Belleau
Sir Narcisse-Fortunat Belleau, KCMG, QC was a Canadian politician, lawyer and businessman.He was born in Quebec City in 1808. He studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec and went on to article in law, receiving his license to practice in 1832. In 1835, he married Marie-Reine-Josephte, the daughter...

1857-1862
Sir Allan MacNab
Allan MacNab
Sir Allan Napier MacNab, 1st Baronet was a Canadian political leader and Premier of the Province of Canada before Canadian Confederation .-Biography:...

1862-1863
Ulric-Joseph Tessier
Ulric-Joseph Tessier
Ulric-Joseph Tessier was a Quebec lawyer, judge, seigneur and political figure. He was a member of the Senate of Canada representing the Gulf division from 1867 to 1873 and served as mayor of Quebec City from 1853 to 1854....

1863-1866

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