2nd Parliament of Upper Canada

The 2nd Parliament of Upper Canada was opened 1 June 1797. Elections in Upper Canada had been held in August 1796. The first session was held at Navy Hall in Newark. The Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada John Graves Simcoe believed York was a superior location for the capital as it would less vulnerable to attack by the Americans. York became the capital of Upper Canada on 1 February 1796. The remaining three sessions were held at the Parliament Buildings of Upper Canada in York, Upper Canada. This parliament was dissolved 7 July 1800.

This House of Assembly of the 2nd Parliament of Upper Canada had four sessions 3 June 1797 to 4 July 1800:Archives of Ontario SessionsStartEnd1st3 June 1797July 17972nd5 June 17985 July 17983rd12 June 179929 June 17994th2 June 18004 July 1800

Members RidingMemberFirst electedNo. of termsDundasThomas Fraser17961st termDurham, York & 1st LincolnRichard Beasley17961st term1st GlengarryRichard Norton Wilkinson17961st term2nd GlengarryJohn McDonell17922nd termGrenvilleEdward Jessup, Jr.17961st termKentThomas Smith17961st termKentThomas McKee17961st termLeeds & FrontenacSolomon Jones17961st termLennox, Hastings & NorthumberlandTimothy Thompson17961st term2nd LincolnSamuel Street17961st term3rd LincolnDavid William Smith – Speaker 1796–180017922nd term4th Lincoln & NorfolkBenjamin Hardison17961st termOntario & AddingtonChristopher Robinson died 2 November 1798 in office.17961st termWilliam Fairfield (from June 1799)17991st termPrince Edward & Adolphus TownshipDavid McGregor Rogers17961st termStormontRobert Isaac Dey Gray17961st termSuffolk & EssexJohn Cornwall17961st term

See also Legislative Council of Upper Canada Executive Council of Upper Canada Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada Lieutenant Governors of Upper Canada, 1791–1841 Historical federal electoral districts of Canada List of Ontario provincial electoral districts

References

Further reading Handbook of Upper Canadian Chronology, Frederick H. Armstrong, Toronto : Dundurn Press, 1985.