Editing John Clitherow (section)

== Deputy Governor General ==

The Governor General of the Province of Canada, [[Charles Poulett Thomson, 1st Baron Sydenham|Lord Sydenham]], appointed him as Deputy Governor General. In that capacity, on 18 September 1841, Clitherow prorogued the first session of the [[1st Parliament of the Province of Canada|first Parliament of the Province of Canada]].<ref name = DCB>{{cite DCB |url=http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/clitherow_john_8E.html |volume=8 |title=Clitherow, John |first=Elinor Kyte |last=Senior}}</ref> Sydenham was unable to carry out his functions, as he had been badly injured by a fall from a horse. He died the day after Parliament was prorogued.<ref>{{cite DCB |url=http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/thomson_charles_edward_poulett_7E.html |volume=7 |title=Thomson, Charles Edward Poulett, 1st Baron Sydeham |first=Phillip |last=Buckner}}</ref>

Clitherow remained the Deputy Governor General for six days, until the Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in Canada, Sir [[Richard Downes Jackson]], was appointed as Administrator.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/politicalappoint00cotj_0/page/n6 J.O. Côté, ''Political Appointments and Elections in the Province of Canada, 1841 to 1860''] (Quebec:  St. Michel and Darveau, 1860), p. 9.</ref>