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the act of the British Parliament uniting Upper and Lower Canada into United Canada, passed July 23, 1840 and effective February 5, 1841.
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1882
He opposed the Union Act because he thought it unjust to the bulk of the French Canadian population.
1899
This county, which was at the time of the Union Act of 1840 known as the north riding of Northumberland, takes its name from the town of Peterborough.