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:
SessionsStartEnd
1st3 June 1797July 1797
2nd5 June 17985 July 1798
3rd12 June 179929 June 1799
4th2 June 18004 July 1800

RidingMember
DundasThomas Fraser
Durham, York & 1st LincolnRichard Beasley
1st GlengarryRichard Norton Wilkinson
2nd GlengarryJohn McDonell
GrenvilleEdward Jessup, Jr.
KentThomas Smith
KentThomas McKee
Leeds & FrontenacSolomon Jones
Lennox, Hastings & NorthumberlandTimothy Thompson
2nd LincolnSamuel Street
3rd LincolnDavid William Smith - Speaker 1796-1800
4th Lincoln & NorfolkBenjamin Hardison
Ontario & AddingtonChristopher Robinson died 2 November 1798 in office.
William Fairfield
Prince Edward & Adolphus TownshipDavid McGregor Rogers
StormontRobert Isaac Dey Gray
Suffolk & EssexJohn Cornwall