The Seat of Government Question (1839-1859)
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The Seat of Government Question (1839-1859)
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| Abstract |
Examines the struggle to have Montreal chosen as the seat of government for the united province of Canada in the mid-nineteenth century. Kingston was chosen as the fist seat of government in 1841 and held the honour until 1844. Montreal then held the seat from 1844 until 1849, when English Montrealers burned down the Parliament building in protest over the passage of the Rebellion Losses Bill. Toronto held the honour from 1849 to 1852, and again in 1858, and Quebec City was the seat of government from 1852 to 1856. When Ottawa was chosen as the location of the permanent seat in 1857, and until a Parliament building could be built in that town, Quebec City hosted the Parliament between 1859 and 1866.
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Master's thesis
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McGill University
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Montreal
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1930
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| # of Pages |
ii-149p.
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en
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Wilson, Evelyn Christina Euard. “The Seat of Government Question (1839-1859).” Master’s thesis, McGill University, 1930. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/-?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=137237&silo_library=GEN01.
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