1850 in Canada

1850 in Canada

"See also:"
1849 in Canada,
other events of 1850,
1851 in Canada and the
list of 'years in Canada'.

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Events

* January 14 - Malcolm Cameron visits Washington, DC about a trade reciprocity agreement.
* September - Protestants indignant at a 500 pound grant to Priest Chiniquy for temperance advocacy.
* October 11 - The St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad opens
* In the United States, the Fugitive Slave Act is passed. It provides that even free persons can be made a slave if suspected of being a runaway. As a result, more fugitive slaves and free Black persons come to Canada.
* The site of John By's headquarters during the construction of the Rideau Canal is incorporated as Bytown.
* Gold discovered in British Columbia, and coal on Vancouver Island.
* The Canadian government passes the Railway Guarantee Act.

Births

* January 27 - Louis-Philippe Hébert, sculptor
* April 15 - William T. Pipes, Premier of Nova Scotia
* April 29 - George Murdoch, Mayor of Calgary
* March 13 - Hugh John Macdonald, politician
* May 1 - Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, Governor General
* May 6 - Joseph-Hormisdas Legris, politician
* July 11 - John Augustus Barron, politician
* September 27 - William Pugsley, Premier of New Brunswick
* December 15 - Joseph-Alphonse Couture, veterinarian
* December 31 - John Forster, artist
* Daniel J. Greene, Prime Minister of Newfoundland
* Charles Braithwaite, Manitoba politician

Deaths


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