The Special Council of Lower Canada was an appointed body which administered Lower Canada until the Union Act of 1840 created the Province of Canada. Following the Lower Canada Rebellion, on March 27, 1838, the Constitutional Act of 1791 was suspended and both the Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council were dissolved. The Act of Union created a common upper and lower house with representation from both of the former provinces of Upper and Lower Canada. Map of Lower Canada (green) Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence (1791-1841). ... The Act of Union passed in July 1840 and proclaimed February 10, 1841, abolished the legislatures of Lower Canada and Upper Canada and established a new political entity the Province of Canada to replace them. ... Note: for information about Canadas present-day provinces, see Provinces and territories of Canada. ... Flag used by the Patriotes between 1832 and 1838 The Lower Canada Rebellion is the name given to the armed conflict between the rebels of Lower Canada (now Quebec) and the British colonial power of that province. ... March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (87th in leap years). ... | Jöns Jakob Berzelius, discoverer of protein 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Constitutional Act of 1791 was a British law which changed the government of the province of Quebec to accommodate the many English-speaking settlers, known as the United Empire Loyalists, who had arrived from the United States following the American Revolution. ... The Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada was the lower house of the bicameral structure of provincial government in Lower Canada until 1838. ... The Legislative Council of Lower Canada was the upper house of the bicameral structure of provincial government in Lower Canada until 1838. ... Map of Upper Canada (orange) Upper Canada was a British territory in what is now the Canadian province of Ontario. ...

In November 1839, the Special Council approved proposals made by Governor Sydenham for the union of the two Canadas. Charles Poulett Thomson, 1st Baron Sydenham (1799 - September 19, 1841) was the first Governor of the united Province of Canada. ...

There were three Special Councils:

• the first, appointed by Sir John Colborne, existed from April 2, 1838 to June 1, 1838
• the second, appointed by Lord Durham, existed from June 28, 1838 to November 2, 1838
• the third, appointed by Sir John Colborne, existed from November 2, 1838 to February 10, 1841

John Colborne, 1st Baron Seaton (February 16, 1778 - April 17, 1863), British field marshal, was born at Lyndhurst, Hants and entered the 2Oth (Lancashire Fusiliers) in 1794, winning thereafter every step in his regimental promotion without purchase. ... John George Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham (also known as Radical Jack) GCB PC (London 12 April 1792 – 28 July 1840 Cowes), was a British Whig statesman and colonial administrator, Governor General and high commissioner of British North America. ...

Lists of Members of the Special Council

Notes: Peter McGill (August 1789 - September 28, 1860) was a Scotch-Québécois businessman who served as mayor of Montreal, Quebec from 1840 to 1842. ... Marc-Pascal de Sales Laterrière (March 25, 1792 – March 29, 1872) was a Quebec doctor, seigneur and political figure. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Jules-Maurice Quesnel (October 25, 1786 – May 20, 1842) was a fur trader, businessman and political figure in Canada East. ... Charles Buller (August 6, 1806 - November 28, 1848), English politician, son of Charles Buller (d. ... Major General John Clitherow (December 13, 1782 - October 14, 1852) was an army officer, politician and was briefly Lieutenant Governor of Canada West and Canada East(1841). ... Sir Arthur William Buller (5 September 1808 – 30 April 1869) was a British Member of Parliament, who in his early career served as head of a commission of inquiry into education reform in Lower Canada. ... Peter McGill (August 1789 - September 28, 1860) was a Scotch-Québécois businessman who served as mayor of Montreal, Quebec from 1840 to 1842. ... Marc-Pascal de Sales Laterrière (March 25, 1792 – March 29, 1872) was a Quebec doctor, seigneur and political figure. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Jules-Maurice Quesnel (October 25, 1786 – May 20, 1842) was a fur trader, businessman and political figure in Canada East. ... George Moffatt (August 13, 1787 – February 25, 1865) was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada and Canada East. ... Sir Dominick Daly (11 August 1798 – 19 February 1868) was the Governor of Prince Edward Island from 11 July 1854 to 25 May 1859 and later Governor of South Australia from 4 March 1862 until his death on 19 February 1868. ... Richard Charles Odgen (February 6, 1791-February 19, 1866) was a Joint Premier of the Province of Canada for Canada East from 1842 with William Henry Draper PM for Canada West. ... Charles Dewey Day (May 6, 1806 – January 31, 1884) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Canada East. ...

1. ^ named to Council April 27, 1838
2. ^ named to council July 9, 1838
3. ^ named to council August 22, 1838
4. ^ named to council on November 11, 1839
5. ^ died October 5, 1840
6. ^ ^{a b} named to council September 19, 1839
7. ^ named to council September 30, 1839
8. ^ ^{a b} named to council August 1, 1839
9. ^ ^{a b c} named to council April 16, 1840
10. ^ named to council April 18, 1840
11. ^ named to council May 23, 1840

See also

• Constitutional history of Canada

The constitutional history of Canada begins with the 1763 Treaty of Paris, in which France ceded most of New France to Great Britain. ...

External links

• Assemblée nationale du Québec (French)
• Journals of the Special Council of the province of Lower Canada, Armour & Ramsay (1838)
• Journals of the Special Council of the province of Lower Canada, Armour & Ramsay (1838)