1829 in Canada
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See also: 1828 in Canada, other events of 1829, 1830 in Canada.
Events from the year 1829 in Canada.
[edit] Events
- January 4 - Sir John Colborne, Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada founds Upper Canada College, as a feeder school to the newly formed University of Toronto and a home for the colony's upper class.
- November 30 - construction of the first Welland Canal is completed.
[edit] Births
- May 28 - A. B. Rogers, surveyor (d.1889)
- June 7 - Joseph Godéric Blanchet, politician (d.1890)
- July 10 - Louis-Adélard Senécal, businessman and politician (d.1887)
- August 1 - John James Fraser, lawyer, judge, politician and 4th Premier of New Brunswick (d.1896)
- December 5 - Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, politician, Minister, 4th Premier of Quebec and Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia (d.1908)
[edit] Deaths
- June 6 - Shanawdithit, last recorded surviving member of the Beothuk people of Newfoundland (b. c1801)