Events from the year 1855 in Canada.
Incumbents Monarch — Victoria
Federal government Parliament — 5th
Governors Governor General of the Province of Canada — Edmund Walker Head
Premiers Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada — Canada West Premier Sir Allan Napier MacNab, until May 24, 1856 Sir John A. Macdonald, from May 24, 1856 Canada East Premier Sir Étienne-Paschal Taché
British North America Colonies Colonial Governor of Newfoundland — Charles Henry Darling Premier of Newfoundland — Philip Francis Little Governor of Nova Scotia — John Gaspard Le Marchant Premier of Nova Scotia — William Young Governor of New Brunswick — John Manners-Sutton Premier of New Brunswick — Charles Fisher Governor of Prince Edward Island — Dominick Daly Premier of Prince Edward Island — John Holl
Events British Empire's Crimean War continues, British troops being withdrawn. Albert Salter surveys the North Shore of Lake Huron, following the signing of the Robinson-Huron Treaty in 1850. January 1 – Bytown is renamed Ottawa. March 8 – A bridge over the Niagara River near Niagara Falls is completed. April 11 – The Militia Act of 1855 is passed in the Parliament of the Province of CanadaCFHQ Report #6, Canadian Militia prior to Confederation, pg 70 ph 162 April 17 – Charlottetown incorporated as a city. May 19 - The Militia Act is proclaimed.Canadian Gazette Extra May 19, 1855 pg 1 August 17 – The Charlottetown Police Department is established. August 31 – The First Volunteer Militia units are formed,Canadian Gazette Sep 1, 1855 pg 1153 by year end 21 Companies have been formed. November 19 – The first section of the Grand Trunk Railway's original Toronto–Montreal mainline is completed between Montreal and Brockville.
Full date unknown 1855 Newfoundland general election
Births
January 14 – Homer Watson, artist (died 1936) February 22 – Grace Annie Lockhart, first woman in the British Empire to receive a Bachelor's degree (died 1916) March 5 – Nérée Le Noblet Duplessis, politician, 19th Mayor of Trois-Rivières and father of 16th Premier of Quebec Maurice Duplessis (died 1926) May 11 – Charles Doherty, politician and jurist (died 1931) July 29 – Bowman Brown Law, politician (died 1916) August 3 – Charles Hibbert Tupper, politician (died 1927) September 12 – Simon-Napoléon Parent, politician and Premier of Quebec (died 1920) December 14 – William Brymner, art teacher and painter (died 1925)
Deaths July 7 – Henry Sherwood, lawyer, local politician and 4th Premier of Canada West (born 1802)
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