2nd Parliament of Upper Canada

The 2nd Parliament of Upper Canada was opened 1 June 1797. Elections in Upper Canada had been held in August 1796. The first session was held at Navy Hall in Newark. The Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada John Graves Simcoe believed York was a superior location for the capital as it would less vulnerable to attack by the Americans. York became the capital of Upper Canada on 1 February 1796. The remaining three sessions were held at the Parliament Buildings of Upper Canada in York, Upper Canada. This parliament was dissolved 7 July 1800.

This House of Assembly of the 2nd Parliament of Upper Canada had four sessions 3 June 1797 to 4 July 1800:

Sessions Start End
1st 3 June 1797 July 1797
2nd 5 June 1798 5 July 1798
3rd 12 June 1799 29 June 1799
4th 2 June 1800 4 July 1800

Members

Riding Member First elected
Dundas Thomas Fraser 1796
Durham, York & 1st Lincoln Richard Beasley 1796
1st Glengarry Richard Norton Wilkinson 1796
2nd Glengarry John McDonell 1792
Grenville Edward Jessup, Jr. 1796
Kent Thomas Smith 1796
Kent Thomas McKee 1796
Leeds & Frontenac Solomon Jones 1796
Lennox, Hastings & Northumberland Timothy Thompson 1796
2nd Lincoln Samuel Street 1796
3rd Lincoln David William Smith – Speaker 1796–1800 1792
4th Lincoln & Norfolk Benjamin Hardison 1796
Ontario & Addington Christopher Robinson died 2 November 1798 in office. 1796
William Fairfield (from June 1799) 1799
Prince Edward & Adolphus Township David McGregor Rogers 1796
Stormont Robert Isaac Dey Gray 1796
Suffolk & Essex John Cornwall 1796

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