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Alexander Tilloch Galt. Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt, GCMG CB PC (September 5, 1817 – September 19, 1893) [1] was a politician and Founding Father of the Canadian Confederation . Early life. he was born in Chelsea, England on September 5, 1817. He was the son of John Galt, a Scottish novelist and colonizer, and Elizabeth ( née Tilloch) Galt. [2] .
Jan 22, 2008 · Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt. Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt, diplomat, politician, entrepreneur (born 6 September 1817 in London, England; died 19 September 1893 in Montréal, QC). Galt was one of the prime railway promoters of the 19th century and one of the first to call for a federal union of the British colonies.
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Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt was a Canadian businessman, statesman, and influential early advocate of federation. Galt emigrated from England to Sherbrooke, Lower Canada (later Canada East, now Quebec), in 1835 and worked for the British American Land Company, serving as a commissioner from 1844 to.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
In short, on all the questions that marked Canada’s progress towards a modern state – immigration, the railway, the National Policy, confederation, and even the future commonwealth – Alexander Tilloch Galt left his mark as a keen-sighted visionary, a dynamic promoter, and a responsible statesman.
May 21, 2018 · Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt (1817-1893) was a Canadian politician responsible for the financial provisions of Canadian federation as well as for some of Canada's first steps in diplomacy. Alexander Galt was born in Chelsea, London, on Sept. 6, 1817, the youngest son of John Galt, the Scottish novelist. His father was the agent for a Canadian ...
- Oscar D. Skelton
- 1920
Oct 25, 2021 · With an introduction by former Prime Minister Paul Martin, this paper examines Alexander Galt’s role in the birth of Confederation as a pioneering Canadian federalist, introducing the federation resolutions of 1858, and helping form the first Canadian government committed to the cause of Confederation.
Dec 1, 2010 · Sir Alexander Galt — Galt Museum & Archives. Free admission for self-identified Indigenous visitors. Phone 403.320.3954. Email info@galtmuseum.com. 502 1 Street South. Lethbridge, AB. A partner of Tourism Lethbridge. Alexander Tilloch Galt was born in London in 1817, the son of John Galt, poet and land developer.
