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Legislative Council of the Province of Quebec
1774-1791
FR EN ESThe Legislative Council of the Province of Quebec was an unelected deliberative assembly created by the British Parliament by virtue of the "Act for making more effectual Provision for the Government of the Province of Quebec in North America" or "Quebec Act", assented on October 7, 1774. The Legislative Council consisted of a minimum of 17 councillors and of a maximum of 23 councillors appointed by the governor and charged to adopt prescriptions for "the police, the happiness and the good government" of the colony.
The Legislative Council of the Province of Quebec was dissolved following the royal assent of the Constitutional Act on June 10, 1791 and replaced by a bicameral Parliament consisted of an elected House of Assembly and of an appointed Legislative Council. That is why the year 1791 is generally considered as that of the birth of the parliamentary government in Quebec.
Legislative Council
Members
The members of the Legislative Council of the Province of Quebec.
| Division | Name | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Hector-Théophilius Cramahé (Lieutenant Governor) | ||
| Mr. William Hey | ||
| Mr. Hugh Finlay | ||
| Mr. Thomas Dunn | ||
| Mr. James Cuthbert | ||
| Mr. Colin Drummond | ||
| Mr. François Lévêque | ||
| Mr. Charles-François-Xavier Tarrieu de La Naudière (until 01-fév-1776) | ||
| Mr. George Pownall | ||
| Mr. George Allsopp | ||
| Mr. Lacorne de Saint-Luc | ||
| Mr. Gaspard-Joseph Chaussegros de Léry | ||
| Mr. Edward Harrison | ||
| Mr. John Collins | ||
| Mr. Adam Mabane | ||
| Mr. Pécaudy de Contrecoeur | ||
| Mr. Pierre-Roch de Saint-Ours (until 1777) | ||
| Mr. Alexander Johnston | ||
| Mr. Conrad Gugy | ||
| Mr. François-Marie Picoté de Belestre | ||
| Mr. Des Bergères de Rigauville | ||
| Mr. John Fraser | ||
| Mr. Henry Caldwell (since 21-mai-1776) | ||
| Mr. William Grant (since 1777) | ||
| Mr. Samuel Johannes Holland (since 1777) | ||
| Mr. Paul-Roch de Saint-Ours (since 1777) | ||
| Mr. George Davidson (since 1783) | ||
| Mr. Jean-Baptiste Le Compte Dupré (since 1786) | ||
| Mr. Henry Hope (Lieutenant Governor) | ||
| Mr. William Smith (since 02-nov-1786) | ||
| Sir John Johnson (since 1786) | ||
| Chevalier Charles-Louis Tarrieu de Lanaudière (since 1786) | ||
| Mr. René-Amable Boucher de Boucherville (since 1786) |
Governor
Sir Guy Carleton, appointed administrator on September 24, 1766, sworn in on October 26, 1768.
Mr. Hector C. Cramahé, appointed administrator in the absence of the governor from August 9, 1770 to September, 1774.
Sir Frederick Haldimand, sworn in on June 27, 1778.
Mr. Henry Hamilton, appointed administrator on November, 1785.
Sir Guy Carleton, 1er baron Dorchester, sworn in on April 22, 1786.
Mr. Alured Clarke, appointed administrator in the absence of the governor on 19 août 1791.
Last update: May 14, 2006