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Encyclopedia > Henry Sherwood

Henry Sherwood (1807 – July 7, 1855) was a lawyer, businessman, militia officer and politician in Upper Canada. 1807 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 177 days remaining. ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Upper Canada Village in Morrisburg, Ontario Upper Canada is an early name for the land at the upstream end of the Saint Lawrence River in early North America – the territory south of Lake Nipissing and north of the St. ...


From May 28, 1847 to March 11, 1848, Sherwood served as Joint Premier of the Province of Canada for Canada West along with his counterpart Louis-Joseph Papineau who represented Canada East. May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 11 March is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (71st in Leap year). ... 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada were the leaders of the Province of Canada, from the 1841 unification of Upper Canada and Lower Canada until Confederation in 1867. ... Canada West was the western portion of the Province of Canada. ... Portrait of Louis-Joseph Papineau. ... Canada East (French, Canada-Est) was the eastern portion of the Province of Canada. ...


External Link

  • Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online (http://www.biographi.ca/EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=38305)

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Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online (4113 words)
Sherwood objected to Draper’s inordinate delay in reintroducing the university bill and to the presenting of it, when the measure was revived, as an open question.
Sherwood was also incensed at the revelation of Draper’s secret negotiations with René-Édouard Caron*, which had for their object the introduction of a substantial French Canadian element into the ministry.
Although Sherwood had politicked hard for the post, it was largely by default that on 29 May 1847 he acceded to the attorney generalship west and the leadership of the government.
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