Events from the year 1802 in Canada.
Incumbents Monarch: George III
Federal government Parliament of Lower Canada: 3rd Parliament of Upper Canada: 3rd
Governors Governor of the Canadas: Robert Milnes Governor of New Brunswick: Thomas Carleton Governor of Nova Scotia: John Wentworth Commodore-Governor of Newfoundland: Charles Morice Pole Governor of St. John's Island: Edmund Fanning
Events The Tlingit start resisting Russian incursions into their territory. First Nations massacre Russians at Old Sitka; only a few survive. Alexander Mackenzie is knighted for his efforts in 1802 and becomes a member of the XY Company. Saint Mary's University is founded at Halifax.
Births
January 9 – Catharine Parr Traill, writer (d.1899)"Catharine Parr Traill | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020. March 4 – Samuel Harrison, farmer, lawyer, mill owner, politician, judge and 1st Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada (d.1867) May 2 – Étienne Parent, journalist (d.1874) July 9 – Edmond Baird, cabinet-maker and upholsterer (d.1859) October 31 – Charles Dickson Archibald, lawyer, businessman and politician (d.1868)
Full date unknown Henry Sherwood, lawyer, local politician and 4th Premier of Canada West (d.1855)
Deaths April 3 – Philippe-François de Rastel de Rocheblave, soldier, businessman and political figure in Lower Canada (b. 1727)
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