List of joint premiers of the Province of Canada
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This is a list of the joint premiers of the Province of Canada, who were the heads of government of the Province of Canada from the 1841 unification of Upper Canada and Lower Canada until Confederation in 1867.
Each administration was led by two men; after Sydenham's Ministry, one from Canada West (now Ontario) and one from Canada East (now Quebec). Officially, one of them at any given time had the title of Premier, while the other had the title of Deputy.
Colour key
- Green – reformers (Reform Party, Rouges Party, etc.)
- Yellow – conservatives (see Family Compact, Château Clique)
- Red – Liberal Party, Clear Grits
- Blue – Liberal-Conservative Party, Parti bleu
Sydenham's Ministry
Conservative leader | Reform leader | Term of office | |||||
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1 (1 of 2) |
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Deputy premier William Draper (1801–1877) | |||||
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Premier Samuel Harrison[1] (1802-1867) |
5 February 1841 |
12 January 1842 |
Premiers: before responsible government
Premier from Canada West | Premier from Canada East | Term of office | |||||
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1 (1 of 2) |
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Premier William Draper (1801–1877) | |||||
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Deputy premier Charles Richard Ogden (1791–1866) |
12 January 1842 |
14 September 1842 | |||
2 (1 of 2) |
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Deputy premier Robert Baldwin (1804–1858) |
3 (1 of 2) |
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Premier Sir Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine (1807–1864) |
26 September 1842 |
27 November 1843 |
3 | ![]() |
Acting premier[2] Sir Dominick Daly (1789–1868) |
4 | ![]() |
Acting premier[2] Sir Dominick Daly (1789–1868) |
27 November 1843 |
12 December 1843 |
4 (2 of 2) |
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Premier William Draper (1801–1877) |
5 | ![]() |
Deputy premier Denis-Benjamin Viger (1774–1861) |
12 December 1843 |
17 June 1846 |
6 | Deputy premier Denis-Benjamin Papineau (1789–1854) |
17 June 1846 |
27 May 1847 | ||||
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Premier Henry Sherwood (1807–1855) |
28 May 1847 |
7 December 1847 | |||
5 continued |
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Premier Henry Sherwood (1807–1855) |
vacant[3] | 7 December 1847 |
10 March 1848 |
Premiers: after responsible government
Premier from Canada West | Premier from Canada East | Term of office | |||||
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6 (2 of 2) |
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Deputy premier Robert Baldwin (1804–1858) |
7 (2 of 2) |
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Premier Sir Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine (1807–1864) |
11 March 1848 |
28 October 1851 |
7 | ![]() |
Premier Sir Francis Hincks (1807–1885) |
8 | ![]() |
Deputy premier Augustin-Norbert Morin (1803–1865) |
28 October 1851 |
11 September 1854 |
8 | ![]() |
Premier Sir Allan Napier MacNab (1798–1862) |
11 September 1854 |
27 January 1855 | |||
9 (1 of 2) |
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Deputy premier (until 1856) / Premier Sir Étienne-Paschal Taché (1795–1865) |
27 January 1855 |
24 May 1856 | |||
9 (1 of 3) |
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Deputy premier (until 1857) / Premier Sir John A. Macdonald (1815–1891) |
24 May 1856 |
26 November 1857 | |||
10 (1 of 2) |
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Deputy premier Sir George-Étienne Cartier (1814–1873) |
26 November 1857 |
2 August 1858 | |||
10 | ![]() |
Premier George Brown (1818–1880) |
11 (1 of 2) |
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Deputy premier Antoine-Aimé Dorion (1818–1891) |
2 August 1858 |
6 August 1858 |
11 (2 of 3) |
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Deputy premier Sir John A. Macdonald (1815–1891) |
12 (2 of 2) |
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Premier Sir George-Étienne Cartier (1814–1873) |
6 August 1858 |
24 May 1862 |
12 | ![]() |
Premier John Sandfield MacDonald (1812–1872) |
13 | ![]() |
Deputy premier Louis-Victor Sicotte (1812–1889) |
24 May 1862 |
15 May 1863 |
14 (2 of 2) |
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Deputy premier Antoine-Aimé Dorion (1818–1891) |
15 May 1863 |
30 May 1864 | |||
13 (3 of 3) |
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Deputy premier Sir John A. Macdonald (1815–1891) |
15 (2 of 2) |
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Premier Sir Étienne-Paschal Taché (1795–1865) |
30 May 1864 |
30 July 1865 |
16 | ![]() |
Premier Sir Narcisse-Fortunat Belleau (1808–1894) |
30 July 1865 |
30 June 1867 |
Notes
- ^ This was a coalition of the moderate wings of the conservative and reform factions, rather than a regionally-based one; French-Canadians were deliberately excluded. Also, given Lord Sydenham's preponderant role in assembling this ministry, it might be more accurate to describe Harrison and Draper as co-leaders rather than co-premiers.
- ^ a b All members of the governing Lafontaine-Baldwin coalition, except Daly, resigned in a protest over unapproved patronage appointments by the British-appointed governor: "the Metcalfe crisis". Daly would continue on as a member of the successor cabinet, headed by Draper.
- ^ While Sherwood had some Franco support in Canada East, none rise to the level of co-Premier after Papineau's departure 7 December 1847