The 1st Parliament of Upper Canada was opened 17 September 1792. Elections in Upper Canada had been held in August 1792. All sessions were held at Navy Hall in Newark, later Niagara-on-the-Lake. This parliament was dissolved 1 July 1796.
This House of Assembly of the 1st Parliament of Upper Canada had five sessions 17 September 1792 to 3 June 1796:[1]
| Sessions[1] | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 17 September 1792 | 15 October 1792 |
| 2nd | 31 May 1793 | 9 July 1793 |
| 3rd | 2 June 1794 | 9 July 1794 |
| 4th | 6 July 1795 | 10 August 1795 |
| 5th | 16 May 1796 | 3 June 1796 |
| Riding | Member |
|---|---|
| Dundas | Alexander Campbell |
| Durham, York & 1st Lincoln | Nathaniel Pettit |
| 1st Glengarry | Hugh McDonell |
| 2nd Glengarry | John McDonell – Speaker 1792–1796 |
| Grenville | Ephraim Jones |
| Kent | William Macomb |
| Kent | François Baby |
| Leeds & Frontenac | John White |
| Lennox, Hastings & Northumberland | Hazelton Spencer |
| 2nd Lincoln | Benjamin Pawling |
| 3rd Lincoln | Isaac Swayze |
| 4th Lincoln & Norfolk | Parshall Terry |
| Ontario & Addington | Joshua Booth |
| Prince Edward and Adolphus Township | Philip Dorland refused oath of office because he was a Quaker. |
| Prince Edward and Adolphustown | Peter Van Alstine (from June 1793) |
| Stormont | Jeremiah French |
| Suffolk & Essex | David William Smith |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Archives of Ontario "Library". Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
Further reading
edit- Handbook of Upper Canadian Chronology, Frederick H. Armstrong, Toronto : Dundurn Press, 1985. ISBN 0-919670-92-X