FIRST - Session of the Legislative Assembly - Niagara on the Lake, Ontario
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The first session of the Legislative Assembly held at Newark (Niagara-on-the-Lake) 17 September to 15 October 1792, introduced a limited form of representative government to the newly created colony of Upper Canada.
Waymark Code: WM162EJ
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 04/20/2022
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Inscription on the plaque:
The first session of the Legislative Assembly held at Newark (Niagara-on-the-Lake) 17 September to 15 October 1792, introduced a limited form of representative government to the newly created colony of Upper Canada. The elected assembly formed part of the first legislature under the administration of John Graves Simcoe, Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada. Statutes of the first session established English property and civil law, and trial by jury. In 1797 the seat of government was moved to York ( Toronto).
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Date of FIRST: 10/15/1792
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