Permanent year factsheet

Canada in 1891

Historical records for Canada in 1891, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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Historical records

June

6 June 1891Death of John Alexander MacdonaldJohn Alexander Macdonald

Ottawa · Government / Government of Canada

Dies in office after dominating early Canadian federal politics.

16 June 1891Prime Minister of CanadaJohn Joseph Caldwell Abbott

Ottawa · Government / Government of Canada

Becomes prime minister after Macdonald dies.

Other Events

1891DismissalHonore Mercier

Quebec · Government / Government of Canada

Dismissed for financial mismanagement

1891Prime Minister of CanadaJohn Joseph Caldwell Abbott

Government / Government of Canada

Appointed Prime Minister of Canada

Names involved

Honore MercierJohn Alexander MacdonaldJohn Joseph Caldwell Abbott

Places involved

OttawaQuebec

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.