Republic of Canada

Republic of Canada
1837–1838
Flag of Republic of Canada
Flag
Republic of Canada in North America in 1837
Republic of Canada in North America in 1837
Navy Island
Navy Island
StatusUnrecognized state
CapitalNavy Island
Common languagesEnglish
GovernmentRepublic
President 
• 1837–1838
William Lyon Mackenzie
Historical eraUpper Canada Rebellion
• Republic declared
17 December 1837
• Republic collapses
14 January[1] 1838
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Upper Canada
Upper Canada
Today part ofCanada

The Republic of Canada was a government proclaimed by William Lyon Mackenzie on December 5, 1837.[2] The self-proclaimed government was established on Navy Island[3] in the Niagara River in the latter days of the Upper Canada Rebellion.

  1. ^ Kinchen, Oscar Arvle (1956). The rise and fall of the Patriot Hunters. New York, Bookman Associates.
  2. ^ Yates 1958, p. 123.
  3. ^ Insurance Institute of Toronto, p. 57.