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Incumbents
Federal government
- Parliament: 2nd (starting November 28)
Governors
- Governor General of the Province of Canada: Charles Metcalfe, 1st Baron Metcalfe
- Governor of New Brunswick: William MacBean George Colebrooke
- Governor of Nova Scotia: Lucius Cary, 10th Viscount Falkland
- Civil Governor of Newfoundland: John Harvey
- Governor of Prince Edward Island: Henry Vere Huntley
Premiers
- Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada —
- William Henry Draper, Canada West Premier
- Samuel Harrison, Canada East Premier
Events
- March 5 – The Toronto Globe is founded by George Brown
- May 10 – Government moves from Kingston to Montreal.
- Amnesty in Montreal provides for Papineau's return.
Births
- January 19 – William Mulock, politician and Minister (died 1944)
- February 20 – Joshua Slocum, seaman, adventurer, writer, and first man to sail single-handedly around the world (died 1909)
- March 7 – Andrew George Blair, politician and 6th Premier of New Brunswick (died 1907)
- May 8 – Théotime Blanchard, farmer, merchant and politician (died 1911)
- October 22 – Louis Riel, politician and Métis leader (died 1885)
Deaths
- January 8 – William Warren Baldwin, doctor, militia officer, jp, lawyer, office holder, judge, businessman, and politician (born 1775)
- February 6 – William Abrams, businessman, jp, judge, office holder, and militia officer (born 1785)
References
- ^ "Queen Victoria | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
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