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Parliament of the Province of Canada
2th Legislature (1844-1848)
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MLAs
The Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada in the 2th Legislature.
| Riding | Name | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Beauharnois | Mr. Eden Colville | TOR |
| Bellechasse | Mr. Augustin-Norbert Morin | PAT |
| Berthier | Mr. David Morrison Armstrong | PAT |
| Bonaventure | Mr. John Le Boutillier | TOR |
| Chambly | Mr. Louis Lacoste | PAT |
| Champlain | Mr. Louis Guillet | PAT |
| Deux-Montagnes | Mr. William Henry Scott (Reform MLA in 1846) | TOR |
| REF | ||
| Dorchester | Mr. Pierre-Elzéar Taschereau (until 25-jul-1845) | PAT |
| Mr. Joseph-André Taschereau (from 15-sep-1845 to 22-mai-1847) | PAT | |
| Mr. François-Xavier Lemieux (oncle) (since 12-jul-1847) | PAT | |
| Drummond | Mr. Robert Nugent Watts (Liberal MLA in 1847) | CON |
| LIB | ||
| Gaspé | Mr. Robert Christie | ind. |
| Huntingdon | Mr. Benjamin-Henri Le Moine | PAT |
| Ilet | Mr. Étienne-Paschal Taché | PAT |
| Kamouraska | Mr. Amable Berthelot (until 24-nov-1847) | PAT |
| vacant (since 24-nov-1847) | vac. | |
| Leinster | Mr. Jacob De Witt | LIB |
| Lotbinière | Mr. Joseph Laurin | PAT |
| Mégantic | Mr. Dominick Daly | CON |
| Missiskoui | Mr. James Smith (until 23-avr-1847) | TOR |
| Mr. William Badgley (since 10-jun-1847) | TOR | |
| Montmorency | Mr. Joseph-Édouard Cauchon | PAT |
| Montréal (seat 1) | Mr. George Moffat | TOR |
| Montréal (seat 2) | Mr. Clément-Charles Sabrevois de Bleury | TOR |
| Montréal (comté de) | Mr. André Jobin | REF |
| Nicolet | Mr. Antoine-Prosper Méthot | PAT |
| Outaouais | Mr. Denis-Benjamin Papineau | TOR |
| Portneuf | Mr. Lewis Thomas Drummond | REF |
| Québec (seat 1) | Mr. Thomas Cushing Aylwin | PAT |
| Québec (seat 2) | Mr. Jean Chabot | PAT |
| Quebec (comté de) | Mr. Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau | PAT |
| Richelieu | Mr. Wolfred Nelson | LIB |
| Rimouski | Mr. Louis Bertrand | PAT |
| Rouville | Mr. Timothée Franchère | PAT |
| Saguenay | Mr. Augustin-Norbert Morin (until 13-déc-1844) | PAT |
| Mr. Marc-Pascal de Sales Laterrière (since 14-jan-1845) | PAT | |
| Saint Hyacinthe | Mr. Thomas Boutillier | PAT |
| Saint Maurice | Mr. François Lesieur Desaulniers | PAT |
| Shefford | Mr. Stephen Sewell Foster | TOR |
| Sherbrooke (ville de) | Mr. Edward Hale | TOR |
| Sherbrooke (comté de) | Mr. Samuel Brooks | TOR |
| Stanstead | Mr. John McConnell | TOR |
| Terrebonne | Mr. Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine | REF |
| Trois-Rivières | Mr. Edward Greive (until 02-jun-1845) | TOR |
| Mr. Denis-Benjamin Viger (since 14-jul-1845) | PAT | |
| Vaudreuil | Mr. Jacques-Philippe Lantier | PAT |
| Verchères | Mr. James Leslie | PAT |
| Yamaska | Mr. Léon Rousseau | PAT |
Parliamentary Groups
Composition of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada in the 2th Legislature1.
 TOR / CON2 |
REF3 |
PAT / LIB4 |
ind. |
vac. |
||
| Election (November 12, 1844) | Canada East | 14 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 0 |
| Canada West | 29 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 43 | 15 | 24 | 2 | 0 | |
| Dissolution (December 6, 1847) | Canada East | 11 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 1 |
| Canada West | 31 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 14 | 25 | 1 | 1 | |
1 Sources: Assemblée nationale du Québec (Canada East) and Wikipedia (Canada West).
2 "Tories" and "Conservatives" in Canada East and in Canada West.
3 "Reform" in Canada West.
4 "Patriotes" and "Liberals" in Canada East.
Legislative Council
Legislative Councillors
The Members of the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada in the 2th Legislature.
| Division | Name | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Canada Est | Mr. François-Pierre Bruneau | TOR |
| Canada Est | Mr. René-Édouard Caron | ind. |
| Canada Est | Mr. Adam Ferrie | ind. |
| Canada Est | Mr. Barthélemy Joliette | TOR |
| Canada Est | Mr. Paul Holland Knowlton | TOR |
| Canada Est | Mr. Peter McGill (McCutcheon) | TOR |
| Canada Est | Mr. George Pemberton | TOR |
| Canada Est | Mr. Jean-Baptiste Taché | ind. |
| Canada Est | Mr. Gabriel Roy | TOR |
| Canada Est | Mr. Philip Henry Moore | TOR |
| Canada Est | Mr. Amable Dionne | TOR |
| Canada Est | Mr. Joseph Dionne | ind. |
| Canada Est | Mr. William Walker | ind. |
| Canada Est | Mr. Louis Massue | PAT |
| Canada Est | Mr. Pierre-Amable Boucher de Boucherville | ind. |
| Canada Est | Mr. John Neilson (since 25-nov-1844) | ind. |
| Canada Est | Mr. James Ferrier (since 27-mai-1847) | TOR |
Parliamentary Groups
Composition of the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada in the 2th Legislature.
TOR / CON |
REF |
PAT / LIB |
ind. |
vac. |
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| Election (November 12, 1844) | Canada East | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Dissolution (December 6, 1847) | Canada East | 9 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
Governor
Sir Charles Theophilus Metcalfe, sworn in on March 30, 1843.
Charles Murray Cathcart, 2th Earl Cathcart and Lord Greenoch, sworn in on April 24, 1845.
James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin and 12th Earl of Kincardine, sworn in on January 30, 1847.
Joint Prime Ministers
Mr. William Henry Draper (TOR), MLA for Russell (Canada West), and Mr. Denis-Benjamin Viger (TOR), MLA for Richelieu (Canada East), took office on December 12, 1843.
Mr. William Henry Draper (TOR), MLA for Russell (Canada West), and Mr. Denis-Benjamin Papineau (REF), MLA for Outaouais (Canada East), took office on June 17, 1846.
Mr. Henry Sherwood (TOR), MLA for Toronto (Canada West) (sole Prime Minister from December 7, 1847), and Mr. Denis-Benjamin Papineau (REF), MLA for Outaouais (Canada East), took office on May 28, 1847.
Last update: May 14, 2006