Council of Assiniboia
The Council of Assiniboia (French: Conseil d'Assiniboine) was the first appointed administrative body of the District of Assiniboia, operating from 1821 until 1870. It was this council who is credited for the arrival of a functioning legal system, a local police force, and a militia to the vast wilderness that was the fur-trading territory of Rupert's Land. Over its existence, the Council of Assiniboia transformed numerous times in an effort to bring law and order to a young colonial settlement that was rife with tension and hardship.
Council of Assiniboia | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | Unicameral house |
| History | |
| Founded | 1821 |
| Disbanded | 1870 |
| Preceded by | none |
| Succeeded by | Legislative Council of Manitoba |
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