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Events from the year '''1895 in [[Canada]]'''.
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Events from the year '''1895 in Canada'''.

==Incumbents==
=== Crown ===
* [[List of Canadian monarchs|Monarch]] – [[Queen Victoria|Victoria]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Queen Victoria {{!}} The Canadian Encyclopedia |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/victoria# |website=www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca |access-date=5 December 2022}}</ref>

=== Federal government ===
* [[Governor General of Canada|Governor General]] – [[John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair|John Hamilton-Gordon]]
* [[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Minister]] – [[Mackenzie Bowell]]
* [[Chief Justice of Canada]] – [[Samuel Henry Strong]] ([[Ontario]])
* [[Parliament of Canada|Parliament]] – [[7th Canadian Parliament|7th]]

=== Provincial governments ===

==== Lieutenant governors ====
*[[Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia]] – [[Edgar Dewdney]]
*[[Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba]] – [[John Christian Schultz]] (until September 2) then [[James Colebrooke Patterson]]
*[[Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick]] – [[John James Fraser]]
*[[Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia]] – [[Malachy Bowes Daly]]
*[[Lieutenant Governor of Ontario]] – [[George Airey Kirkpatrick]]
*[[Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island]] – [[George William Howlan]]
*[[Lieutenant Governor of Quebec]] – [[Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau]]

==== Premiers ====
*[[Premier of British Columbia]] – [[Theodore Davie]] (until March 4) then [[John Herbert Turner]]
*[[Premier of Manitoba]] – [[Thomas Greenway]]
*[[Premier of New Brunswick]] – [[Andrew George Blair]]
*[[Premier of Nova Scotia]] – [[William Stevens Fielding]]
*[[Premier of Ontario]] – [[Oliver Mowat]]
*[[Premier of Prince Edward Island]] – [[Frederick Peters]]
*[[Premier of Quebec]] – [[Louis-Olivier Taillon]]

=== Territorial governments ===

==== Lieutenant governors ====
* [[Lieutenant Governor of Keewatin]] – [[John Christian Schultz]] (until September 2) then [[James Colebrooke Patterson]]
* [[Lieutenant Governor of the North-West Territories]] – [[Charles Herbert Mackintosh]]

==== Premiers ====
* [[Chairman of the Executive Committee of the North-West Territories]] – [[Frederick W. A. G. Haultain|Frederick Haultain]]


==Events==
==Events==
*March – [[Maria Grant]] is the first woman in Canada to be elected to any office. She served six years on the Victoria School Board and was presented to the future [[George V]] as the only woman elected as a school trustee in Canada.
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*March 2 - [[Theodore Davie]] resigns as [[premier of British Columbia]]
*March 4 - [[John Herbert Turner]] becomes premier of British Columbia
*March 2 – [[Theodore Davie]] resigns as [[premier of British Columbia]]
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*March 4 – [[John Herbert Turner]] becomes premier of British Columbia
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*April 24 - [[Jean-Olivier Chénier Monument]] unveiled
*April 16 – The town of [[Sturgeon Falls, Ontario]], is incorporated.
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*July 1 - [[Maisonneuve Monument]] unveiled
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*April 24 – [[Jean-Olivier Chénier Monument]] unveiled
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*October 2 - Additional provisional [[districts of the North-West Territories]] are established: the districts of [[District of Ungava|Ungava]], [[District of Mackenzie|Mackenzie]], [[Yukon]], and [[District of Franklin|Franklin]]. The districts of [[District of Keewatin|Keewatin]] and [[District of Athabaska|Athabaska]] are enlarged so that all points of Canada are either within a province or a district.
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*July 1 – [[Maisonneuve Monument]] unveiled
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*October 2 – Additional provisional [[districts of the North-West Territories]] are established: the districts of [[District of Ungava|Ungava]], [[District of Mackenzie|Mackenzie]], [[Yukon]], and [[District of Franklin|Franklin]]. The districts of [[District of Keewatin|Keewatin]] and [[District of Athabaska|Athabaska]] are enlarged so that all points of Canada are either within a province or a district.
*The [[Chinese Board of Trade]] is formed in [[Vancouver]]
*The [[Chinese Board of Trade]] is formed in [[Vancouver]]
*First ascent of [[Mount Hector (Alberta)|Mount Hector]] in [[Banff National Park]].<ref name=bivouac/>

== Sport ==
*March 9 – The [[Montreal Hockey Club]] wins their second [[Stanley Cup]] by defeating [[Queen's University at Kingston|Queen's University]] 5 goals to 1 at [[Montreal]]'s [[Victoria Skating Rink (Montreal)|Victoria Rink]]


==Births==
==Births==
[[Image:Diefmontreal.jpg|thumb|right|100px|John Diefenbaker]]
===January to June===
===January to June===
*February 1 - [[Conn Smythe]], ice hockey manager and owner (d.[[1980 in Canada|1980]])
*February 1 – [[Conn Smythe]], ice hockey manager and owner (d.[[1980 in Canada|1980]])
*February 15 - [[Earl Thomson]], athlete and Olympic gold medalist (d.[[1971 in Canada|1971]])
*February 15 – [[Earl Thomson]], athlete and Olympic gold medallist (d.[[1971 in Canada|1971]])
*March 23 - [[John Robert Cartwright]], jurist and Chief Justice of the [[Supreme Court of Canada]] (d.[[1979 in Canada|1979]])
*March 23 – [[John Robert Cartwright]], jurist and [[Chief Justice of Canada]] (d.[[1979 in Canada|1979]])
*April 30 - [[Philippe Panneton]], physician, academic, diplomat and writer (d.[[1960 in Canada|1960]])
*April 30 – [[Philippe Panneton]], physician, academic, diplomat and writer (d.[[1960 in Canada|1960]])
*May 12 - [[William Giauque]], chemist and Nobel laureate (d.[[1982 in Canada|1982]])
*May 12 – [[William Giauque]], chemist and Nobel laureate (d.[[1982 in Canada|1982]])
*May 27 - [[Douglas Lloyd Campbell]], politician and 13th [[Premier of Manitoba]] (d.[[1995 in Canada|1995]])
*May 27 – [[Douglas Lloyd Campbell]], politician and 13th [[Premier of Manitoba]] (d.[[1995 in Canada|1995]])


===July to December===
===July to December===
[[Image:Leslie Frost Premier of Ontario.jpg|thumb|right|100px|Leslie Frost]]
[[Image:Leslie Frost Premier of Ontario.jpg|thumb|right|100px|Leslie Frost]]
*July 7 - [[Thane Campbell]], jurist, politician and [[Premier of Prince Edward Island]] (d.[[1978 in Canada|1978]])
*July 5 – [[Frederic McGrand]], physician and politician (d. [[1988 in Canada|1988]])
*July 29 - [[Albert A. Brown]], politician and lawyer (d.[[1971 in Canada|1971]])
*July 7 – [[Thane Campbell]], jurist, politician and [[Premier of Prince Edward Island]] (d.[[1978 in Canada|1978]])
*September 7 - [[Pete Parker]], radio announcer (d.[[1991 in Canada|1991]])
*July 29 – [[Albert A. Brown]], politician and lawyer (d.[[1971 in Canada|1971]])
*September 18 - [[John Diefenbaker]], politician and 13th [[Prime Minister of Canada]] (d.[[1979 in Canada|1979]])
*September 7 – [[Pete Parker]], radio announcer (d.[[1991 in Canada|1991]])
*September 20 - [[Leslie Frost]], politician and 16th [[Premier of Ontario]] (d.[[1973 in Canada|1973]])
*September 18 – [[John Diefenbaker]], politician and 13th [[Prime Minister of Canada]] (d.[[1979 in Canada|1979]])
*November 5 - [[Howard Charles Green]], politician and Minister (d.[[1989 in Canada|1989]])
*September 20 – [[Leslie Frost]], politician and 16th [[Premier of Ontario]] (d.[[1973 in Canada|1973]])
*December 1 - [[Edwin Hansford]], politician (d.[[1959 in Canada|1959]])
*November 5 – [[Howard Charles Green]], politician and Minister (d.[[1989 in Canada|1989]])
*December 1 – [[Edwin Hansford]], politician (d.[[1959 in Canada|1959]])


==Deaths==
==Deaths==
*January 28 - [[Camille Lefebvre]] (b.[[1831 in Canada|1831]])
*January 17 – [[Joseph Tassé]], politician (b.[[1848 in Canada|1848]])
*April 4 - [[Malcolm Alexander MacLean]], 1st [[Mayor of Vancouver]] (b.[[1842 in Canada|1842]])
*January 28 – [[Camille Lefebvre]] (b.[[1831 in Canada|1831]])
*August 4 - [[Louis-Antoine Dessaulles]], seigneur, journalist and politician (b.[[1818 in Canada|1818]])
*April 4 – [[Malcolm Alexander MacLean]], 1st [[Mayor of Vancouver]] (b.[[1842 in Canada|1842]])
*September 4 - [[Antoine Plamondon]], artist (b.[[1804 in Canada|1804]])
*August 4 – [[Louis-Antoine Dessaulles]], seigneur, journalist and politician (b.[[1818 in Canada|1818]])
*September 4 – [[Antoine Plamondon]], artist (b.[[1804 in Canada|1804]])
*September 11 – [[Thomas Heath Haviland]], politician (b.[[1822 in Canada|1822]])
*September 15 – [[Hector Berthelot]], lawyer, journalist and publisher (b.[[1842 in Canada|1842]])


==Historical documents==

[[History of the Liberal Party of Canada#19th century|Liberal Party of Canada]] pamphlet comments on economic conditions<ref>Liberal Party, [http://www.archive.org/details/cihm_01474 "Facts for the People"] (June 11, 1895). Accessed 20 December 2019</ref>

[[Maria Grant]], elected to [[Victoria, British Columbia#Modern history (1871–present)|Victoria, B.C.]] school board, hopes next election will return two more women<ref>[http://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist18950312uvic/18950312#page/n5 "Trustee Mrs. Grant"] The Daily Colonist (March 12, 1895), pg. 6. Accessed 26 December 2019</ref>

Medical education of women, and how to answer objections to it<ref>Mrs. Ashley Carus-Wilson (Mary L.G. Petrie), [http://archive.org/stream/cihm_10284#page/n5/mode/2up "The Medical Education of Women; A Lecture"] (1895). Accessed 20 December 2019</ref>

"Most opportune" that [[Blood 148|Blood Reserve]] agent came to [[Elkhorn, Manitoba#Media|Elkhorn, Man. residential school]] with 8 boys, for at that time Pata, from that reserve, died<ref>Letter to Superintendent General of Indian Affairs (July 31, 1895), "Reports of Superintendents and Agents," [https://www.google.ca/books/edition/Annual_Report_of_the_Department_of_India/Zb1PAQAAIAAJ?hl=en ''Annual Report of the Department of Indian Affairs''(....)] (1896), pg. 126. Accessed 29 November 2024</ref>

[[Indian Head, Saskatchewan#Dominion Experimental Farm|Dominion's Indian Head farm]] sees trees leafed out by May 1 (3 weeks early), but fruit destroyed by 18° [[Fahrenheit]] (-7° [[Celsius]]) cold snap<ref>[https://parl.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.9_08052_29_6/349?r=0&s=2 "Experimental Farm for the North-West Territories; Report of A. Mackay, Superintendent"] (November 30, 1895), Sessional Papers; Volume 6; Sixth Session of the Seventh Parliament (1896), pg. 329. Accessed 26 September 2021</ref>

Report on domestication of [[Barren-ground caribou|Barren Grounds caribou]]<ref>Department of the Interior, [http://collectionscanada.gc.ca/pam_archives/index.php?fuseaction=genitem.displayEcopies&rec_nbr=2058359 Lt. Gov. Schultz's Report on the Domestication of the Caribou of Northern Keewatin] (1895). Accessed 20 December 2019</ref>

[[Trades and Labor Congress of Canada#History|Toronto Trades and Labor Council]] supports continued [[Chinese Immigration Act of 1885#Aftermath|restriction of Chinese immigration]]<ref>[http://collectionscanada.gc.ca/pam_archives/index.php?fuseaction=genitem.displayEcopies&rec_nbr=1600857 Memorial from the Legislation Committee of the Trade and Labour Council(....)] Accessed 20 December 2019</ref>

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Events from the year 1895 in Canada.

Incumbents

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Crown

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Federal government

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Provincial governments

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Lieutenant governors

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Premiers

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Territorial governments

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Lieutenant governors

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Premiers

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Events

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Sport

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Births

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January to June

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July to December

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Leslie Frost

Deaths

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Historical documents

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Liberal Party of Canada pamphlet comments on economic conditions[3]

Maria Grant, elected to Victoria, B.C. school board, hopes next election will return two more women[4]

Medical education of women, and how to answer objections to it[5]

"Most opportune" that Blood Reserve agent came to Elkhorn, Man. residential school with 8 boys, for at that time Pata, from that reserve, died[6]

Dominion's Indian Head farm sees trees leafed out by May 1 (3 weeks early), but fruit destroyed by 18° Fahrenheit (-7° Celsius) cold snap[7]

Report on domestication of Barren Grounds caribou[8]

Toronto Trades and Labor Council supports continued restriction of Chinese immigration[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Queen Victoria | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Mount Hector". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
  3. ^ Liberal Party, "Facts for the People" (June 11, 1895). Accessed 20 December 2019
  4. ^ "Trustee Mrs. Grant" The Daily Colonist (March 12, 1895), pg. 6. Accessed 26 December 2019
  5. ^ Mrs. Ashley Carus-Wilson (Mary L.G. Petrie), "The Medical Education of Women; A Lecture" (1895). Accessed 20 December 2019
  6. ^ Letter to Superintendent General of Indian Affairs (July 31, 1895), "Reports of Superintendents and Agents," Annual Report of the Department of Indian Affairs(....) (1896), pg. 126. Accessed 29 November 2024
  7. ^ "Experimental Farm for the North-West Territories; Report of A. Mackay, Superintendent" (November 30, 1895), Sessional Papers; Volume 6; Sixth Session of the Seventh Parliament (1896), pg. 329. Accessed 26 September 2021
  8. ^ Department of the Interior, Lt. Gov. Schultz's Report on the Domestication of the Caribou of Northern Keewatin (1895). Accessed 20 December 2019
  9. ^ Memorial from the Legislation Committee of the Trade and Labour Council(....) Accessed 20 December 2019
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