1856 in Canada
Years in Canada: | 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 |
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Years: | 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 |
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Events from the year 1856 in Canada.
Events
- May 15 - Creation of the village of Embrun, Ontario.
- Formation of the British Methodist Episcopal Church (BME), an all Black church.
- The Grand Trunk Railway opens its Sarnia-Toronto-Montreal line.
Births
- May 16 - Charles Melville Hays, railway executive (died 1912)
- May 20 - Eliza Ritchie, feminist
- July 31 - John Oliver, politician and Premier of British Columbia (died 1927)
Deaths
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