List of senators in the 1st Parliament of Canada
# List of senators in the 1st Parliament of Canada

This is a list of members of the Senate of Canada in the 1st Parliament of Canada.

Queen Victoria granted Royal Assent to the British North America Act on March 29, 1867, forming the new nation of Canada on July 1 of 1867. Dominion elections were held in August and September to elect the first Canadian Parliament. Prior to the first sitting of Parliament, the Members of Parliament met to appoint the 72 senators to the Canadian Senate.

The 72 seats in the initial Canadian Senate were divided as follows: 24 to Ontario, 24 to Quebec, 12 to New Brunswick, 12 to Nova Scotia. Of the 72 appointed, two declined the appointment, and 2 seats remained vacant.

The province of Quebec has 24 Senate divisions which are constitutionally mandated. In all other provinces, a Senate division is strictly an optional designation of the senator's own choosing, and has no real constitutional or legal standing. A senator who does not choose a special senate division is designated a senator for the province at large.

On July 15, 1870, Manitoba became the 5th Canadian province and was allotted 2 seats in the Senate. With the increase, the number of seats in the Senate rose to 74. The seats were not filled until December 13, 1871, when Lord Lisgar, on the advice of John A. Macdonald, filled those two seats.

On July 20, 1871, British Columbia became the 6th Canadian province and was allotted 3 seats in the Senate bringing the combined number of seats in the Senate to 77. On December 13, 1871, Lord Lisgar, on the advice of John A. Macdonald, appointed three persons to fill those seats.

## List of senators

### Senators at the beginning of the 1st Parliament

| Name | Party $^†$ | Province (Division) | Date appointed | Appointed by | Left office during 1st Parliament | Reason |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| James Cox Aikins | Liberal-Conservative | Ontario | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | | |
| George William Allan | Conservative | Ontario | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | | |
| Oliver Blake | Liberal | Ontario | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | | |
| John Anderson | Liberal | Nova Scotia | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | December 24, 1870 | Death |
| Thomas Archibald | Liberal-Conservative | Nova Scotia | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | | |
| Joseph Armand | Conservative | Quebec | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | | |
| Narcisse Belleau | Conservative | Québec | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | October 23, 1867 | Appointment Declined |
| Caleb Bill | Liberal-Conservative | Nova Scotia | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | February 1, 1872 | Death |
| Adam Blair | Liberal | Ontario | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | December 29, 1867 | Death |
| Joseph Bossé | Conservative | Québec | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | January 1, 1868 | Resignation |
| Amos Botsford | Conservative | New Brunswick | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | | |
| John Bourinot | Liberal-Conservative | Nova Scotia | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | | |
| Jacques-Olivier Bureau | Liberal | Québec | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | | |
| Asa Burnham | Conservative | Ontario | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | | |
| Alexander Campbell | Conservative | Ontario | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | | |
| William Henry Chaffers | Liberal | Quebec | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | | |
| Edward Chandler | Liberal-Conservative | New Brunswick | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | October 23, 1867 | Appointment Declined |
| David Christie | Liberal | Ontario | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | | |
| Charles Cormier | Liberal | Quebec | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | | |
| George Crawford | Conservative | Ontario | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | July 4, 1870 | Death |
| Robert Dickey | Conservative | Nova Scotia | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | | |
| Walter Dickson | Conservative | Ontario | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | | |
| Antoine Duchesnay | Conservative | Quebec | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | January 7, 1871 | Resignation |
| Henri Duchesnay | Conservative | Quebec | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | May 12, 1871 | Death |
| Léandre Dumouchel | Conservative | Quebec | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | | |
| John Ferguson | Conservative | New Brunswick | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | | |
| James Ferrier | Conservative | Quebec | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | | |
| Billa Flint | Liberal | Ontario | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | | |
| Asa Foster | Conservative | Quebec | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | | |
| Jean-Baptiste Guévremont | Conservative | Quebec | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | | |
| John Hamilton | Conservative | Ontario | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | | |
| John Hamilton | Conservative | Quebec | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | | |
| Robert Hazen | Conservative | New Brunswick | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | | |
| John Holmes | Conservative | Nova Scotia | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | | |
| Edward Kenny | Conservative | Nova Scotia | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | | |
| Louis Lacoste | Conservative | Quebec | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | | |
| Elijah Leonard | Liberal | Ontario | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | | |
| James Leslie | Conservative | Quebec | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | | |
| Luc Letellier de St-Just | Liberal | Quebec | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | | |
| John Locke | Liberal | Nova Scotia | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | |
| David Macpherson | Conservative | Ontario | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | | |
| Charles Malhiot | Liberal | Quebec | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | | |
| Roderick Matheson | Conservative | Ontario | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | | |
| Abner McClelan | Liberal | New Brunswick | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | | |
| Walter McCrea | Liberal | Ontario | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | January 5, 1871 | Resignation |
| Jonathan McCully | Liberal | Nova Scotia | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | September 28, 1870 | Resignation |
| Donald McDonald | Liberal | Ontario | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | | |
| William McMaster | Liberal | Ontario | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | | |
| William Miller | Liberal-Conservative | Nova Scotia | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | | |
| Samuel Mills | Conservative | Ontario | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | | |
| Peter Mitchell | Liberal-Conservative | New Brunswick | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | July 13, 1872 | Resignation |
| William Odell | Conservative | New Brunswick | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | | |
| Louis Auguste Olivier | Liberal | Quebec | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | | |
| David Edward Price | Conservative | Quebec | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | | |
| David Reesor | Liberal | Ontario | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | | |
| Louis Renaud | Conservative | Quebec | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | | |
| John Ritchie | Conservative | Nova Scotia | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | September 28, 1870 | Resignation |
| John Robertson | Liberal | New Brunswick | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | | |
| John Ross | Conservative | Ontario | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | January 31, 1871 | Death |
| Thomas Ryan | Liberal-Conservative | Quebec | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | | |
| John Sanborn | Liberal | Quebec | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | October 1, 1872 | Resignation |
| Benjamin Seymour | Conservative | Ontario | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | | |
| James Shaw | Conservative | Ontario | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | | |
| John Simpson | Liberal | Ontario | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | | |
| James Skead | Conservative | Ontario | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | | |
| William Steeves | Liberal | New Brunswick | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | | |
| Ulric Tessier | Liberal | Quebec | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | February 11, 1873 | Resignation |
| David Wark | Liberal | New Brunswick | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | | |
| Benjamin Wier | Liberal | Nova Scotia | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | April 14, 1868 | Death |
| Robert Wilmot | Conservative | New Brunswick | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | | |
| Charles Wilson | Conservative | Quebec | October 23, 1867 | Victoria | | |

$^†$ Members of the Liberal-Conservative Party were associated with the Conservative Party of Canada.

### Senators appointed during the 1st Parliament

| Name | Party $^†$ | Province (Division) | Date appointed | Appointed by | On the Advice of | Left office | Reason |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Joseph-Édouard Cauchon | Independent Conservative | Quebec (Stadacona) | November 2, 1867 | Viscount Monck | Macdonald | June 30, 1872 | Resignation |
| Jean-Charles Chapais | Conservative | Quebec (De la Durantaye) | January 30, 1868 | Viscount Monck | Macdonald | | |
| James Rea Benson | Liberal-Conservative | Ontario | March 14, 1868 | Viscount Monck | Macdonald | | |
| James Dever | Liberal | New Brunswick | March 14, 1868 | Viscount Monck | Macdonald | | |
| John Glasier | Liberal | New Brunswick | March 14, 1868 | Viscount Monck | Macdonald | | |
| Archibald McLelan | Liberal-Conservative | Nova Scotia | June 21, 1869 | Baron Lisgar | Macdonald | | |
| Alexander Macfarlane | Conservative | Nova Scotia | October 10, 1870 | Baron Lisgar | Macdonald | | |
| Jeremiah Northup | Liberal | Nova Scotia | October 10, 1870 | Baron Lisgar | Macdonald | | |
| Ebenezer Perry | Conservative | Ontario | February 2, 1871 | Baron Lisgar | Macdonald | | |
| Frank Smith | Conservative | Ontario | February 2, 1871 | Baron Lisgar | Macdonald | | |
| Ezra Churchill | Liberal-Conservative | Nova Scotia | February 3, 2871 | Baron Lisgar | Macdonald | | |
| Louis Panet | Conservative | Quebec (La Salle) | February 10, 1871 | Baron Lisgar | Macdonald | | |
| Robert Read | Conservative | Ontario | February 24, 1871 | Baron Lisgar | Macdonald | | |
| Robert William Weir Carrall | Conservative | British Columbia | December 13, 1871 | Baron Lisgar | Macdonald | | |
| Clement Francis Cornwall | Conservative | British Columbia | December 13, 1871 | Baron Lisgar | Macdonald | | |
| Alexandre-René Chaussegros de Léry | Conservative | Quebec (Lauzon) | December 13, 1871 | Baron Lisgar | Macdonald | | |
| Marc-Amable Girard | Conservative | Manitoba | December 13, 1871 | Baron Lisgar | Macdonald | | |
| William John Macdonald | Conservative | British Columbia | December 13, 1871 | Baron Lisgar | Macdonald | | |
| John Sutherland | Independent Conservative | Manitoba | December 13, 1871 | Baron Lisgar | Macdonald | | |
| Henry Adolphus Newman Kaulback | Conservative | Nova Scotia | March 27, 1872 | Baron Lisgar | Macdonald | | |

$^†$ Members of the Liberal-Conservative Party were associated with the Conservative Party of Canada.

* Senators in bold were cabinet ministers during the 1st Parliament

### Changes in party affiliation during the 1st Parliament

| Date | Name | Party (current) | Party (previously) | Details |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| November 2, 1867 | Joseph-Édouard Cauchon | Independent Conservative | Conservative | |
| January 30, 1869 | Archibald McLelan | Conservative | Anti-Confederate | |
