Historedia
Person

Thomas Carleton

Events
2
Episodes
4
Years
1784–1785

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Thomas Carleton, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Creation of the Colony of New Brunswick

    1784–1785

    Role: First governor of New Brunswick

    1. June 1784 · Colony of New BrunswickCreation of the Colony of New Brunswick

      Britain created New Brunswick in 1784 as a new province for loyalists, separating it from Nova Scotia by an Order in Council dated to June 1784.

    2. 1785 · Colony of New BrunswickFirst Governor and Choice of Capital

      Thomas Carleton became New Brunswick's first governor and in 1785 chose the hamlet of Sainte-Anne as the provincial capital.

  2. Founding of the University of New Brunswick

    1785

    Role: Governor

    1. 1785 · FrederictonEstablishment of the Academy

      The University of New Brunswick was founded in 1785 as the Academy of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

    2. 13 December 1785 · not specified in sourcesFounders' Petition of 1785

      Seven Loyalist men signed a petition to Governor Thomas Carleton requesting the establishment of a school in 1785.

Sources

  1. New Brunswick Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-18
  2. University of New Brunswick Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-24