George-Étienne Cartier
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George-Étienne Cartier 🇨🇦

Sir George-Étienne Cartier, 1st Baronet (Known as "Co-Premier of Canada")
Father of Confederation, Co-Premier of the Province of Canada, Minister of Militia
Born Sep 06, 1814 🇨🇦 Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Canada
Passed Away May 20, 1873 London, United Kingdom
Lifespan 58 years old
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"Let us be a nation of brothers, different in race and language, but united in our devotion to our common country."

Archival Overview

Key Father of Confederation who allied with John A. Macdonald, brought French Canada into the 1867 union, secured the entry of British Columbia and Manitoba, and negotiated the purchase of Rupert's Land.

Biographical Record

A former rebel in the 1837 uprising who famously fought at Saint-Denis, Cartier evolved into one of the most brilliant constitutional statesmen in Canadian history. As leader of the Bleus, he formed an indispensable partnership with John A. Macdonald.

Cartier convinced French Canadians that Confederation provided the best guarantee for their Catholic religion, civil law, and cultural autonomy through provincial powers. As Minister of Militia, he drafted the Militia Act, brought British Columbia into Canada with the promise of a transcontinental railway, and negotiated the transfer of the vast North-West.

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Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery
Montreal, Canada
GPS: 45.4986, -73.6053
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