THE FIRST PROVINCIAL PARLIAMENT 1792
Title
THE FIRST PROVINCIAL PARLIAMENT 1792
Description
On September 17, 1792, Colonel John Graves Simcoe, Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada, opened in this community, then the capital, the first provincial parliament. The legislature consisted of an appointed Legislative Council and an elected Legislative Assembly. Its opening marked the introduction of a form of representative government into this province. Previously, both the French and British regimes had been directed by a royal governor advised by an appointed council of officials and prominent citizens. This first parliament held all its sittings in "Newark," as Simcoe had re-named Niagara, but the second was summoned to meet in 1797 at York (Toronto), the new seat of government.
Archaeological and Historic Sites Board of Ontario.
Archaeological and Historic Sites Board of Ontario.
Creator
Sarah J. McCabe
Date
2017-09-02
Files
Collection
Citation
Sarah J. McCabe, “THE FIRST PROVINCIAL PARLIAMENT 1792,” Historic Plaques of Ontario: An Omeka Demo Site, accessed May 16, 2024, https://ontarioplaques.omeka.net/items/show/35.