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The First Legislature of Upper Canada, 1955



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Painting: The First Legislature of Upper Canada, 1955
The First Legislature of Upper Canada, 1955
F.S. Challener (1869-1959)
oil on canvas, 188.0 cm x 274.3cm (74" x 108")
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 619857

 
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Picture identifying the participants during the opening fo the first Parliament of Upper Canada

  1. His Excellency Colonel John Graves Simcoe, Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada.
  2. Lieutenant Thomas Talbot, ADC to Colonel Simcoe
  3. Reverend Robert Addison, St. Mark's Church, Niagara
  4. Peter Clark, Secretary of the Legislative Council
  5. William Jarvis, Esq., Provincial Secretary
  6. Hon. Peter Russell, member of the Executive and Legislative Councils, Receiver-General and Auditor-General
  7. Hon. William Osgoode, member of the Executive and Legislative Councils, Speaker of the Legislative Council, Chief Justice of Upper Canada
  8. Hon. James Baby, member of the Executive and Legislative Councils
  9. Hon. Richard Cartwright, member of the Legislative Council
  10. Edward B. Littlehales, Secretary to the Lieutenant-Governor
  11. Hon. John Munro, member of the Legislative Council
  12. His Honour Judge William Dummer Powell
  13. Hon. Robert Hamilton, member of the Legislative Council
  14. John Macdonell, member and first Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
  15. John White, member of the Legislative Assembly, Attorney-General of Upper Canada
 

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