1788 in Canada
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Events from the year 1788 in Canada.
Incumbents
Governors
- Governor of the Canadas: Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester
- Governor of New Brunswick: Thomas Carleton
- Governor of Nova Scotia: John Parr
- Commodore-Governor of Newfoundland: John Elliot
- Governor of St. John's Island: Edmund Fanning
Events
- Attorney-General Monk and Solicitor-General Williams are of opinion that, as the Jesuits have no civil existence as a Canadian corporation, their estates accrue to the Crown.
- Ontario is divided into five districts,[2] under English law.
Births
- January 1 – Peter Warren Dease, HBC officer and Arctic explorer (d.1863)[3]
- October 14 – Sir Edward Sabine, soldier and scientist (d.1883)[4]
- December 31 – Alexander Rankin, timber merchant, justice of the peace, politician, and office holder (d.1852)[5]
References
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- ↑ "Peter Warren Dease", Dartmouth College Library Encyclopedia Arctica, Retrieved August 26, 2016
- ↑ "Sir Edward Sabine", National Portrait Gallery, Retrieved August 26, 2016
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