1863 in Canada

Events from the year 1863 in Canada.

Incumbents

Monarch — Victoria

Federal government

Parliament — 7th then 8th

Governors

Governor General of the Province of Canada — Charles Monck, 4th Viscount Monck
Colonial Governor of Newfoundland — Alexander Bannerman
Governor of New Brunswick — Arthur Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Baron Stanmore
Governor of Nova Scotia — George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby
Governor of Prince Edward Island — George Dundas

Premiers

Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada –
*John Sandfield Macdonald, Canada West Premier
*Louis-Victor Sicotte, Canada East Premier until May 15, 1863
*Antoine-Aimé Dorion, Canada East Premier on May 15, 1863
Premier of Newfoundland — Hugh Hoyles
Premiers of New Brunswick — Samuel Leonard Tilley
Premiers of Nova Scotia –
*Joseph Howe
*James William Johnston
Premier of Prince Edward Island –
*Edward Palmer
*John Hamilton Gray

Parliaments and Assemblies

Events

March 17 — U.S. gives notice of intent to abrogate reciprocity.
September 5 — Louis-Victor Sicotte appointed a puisne judge of the Superior Court for Saint-Hyacinthe District
December 7 — New Brunswick and Nova Scotia: the Chesapeake Affair.
Militia Pay Act for all males 18–60.

Births

February 3 — James White, geographer
May 19 — John Alexander Mathieson, jurist, politician and Premier of Prince Edward Island
July 1 — William Grant Stairs, explorer, soldier and adventurer
October 4 — Peter Veniot, businessman, newspaper owner, politician and 17th Premier of New Brunswick
October 10 — Louis Cyr, strongman
November 14 — Edward Foster, fingerprint expert

Deaths

January 17 — Peter Warren Dease, HBC officer and Arctic explorer
January 31 — Sir John Robinson, 1st Baronet, of Toronto, lawyer, judge and political figure
November 20 — James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, Governor General
December 10 — James FitzGibbon, British colonel who served in Canada for 45 years