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Edward Barron Chandler
Edward Barron Chandler was a father of confederation. He was born on August 22nd, 1800 and he died on February 6th, 1880.
He had attended the first two conferences. -
Charles Fisher
Charles Fisher was a father of confederation and a canadian politician. He was born on August 15th 1808 and he had died on December 8th, 1880. He had attended the last two conferences. -
Jonathan McCully
He was born on July 25th, 1809 and died on January 2nd, 1877. He was a participant at all three conferences and a father of confederation. -
Edward Palmer
Edward Palmer was born on September 1st, 1809 and died on November 3rd, 1889. He is considered a father of confederation and he was a participant at the Charlottetown and Quebec conferences. -
George Coles
George Coles was born on September 20, 1810 and he died on August 21st 1875. He was the first Premier of Prince Edward Island and a father of Confederation. He had attended the first two conferences. -
William Pearce Howland
He was born on May 29th, 1811 and died on January 1st 1907. He was a father of confederation and he had only attended the London Conference. -
John Hamilton Gray (Prince Edward Island Politician)
Attending the first two conferences leading to confederation, John Hamilton Gray was born on June 14th, 1811 and died on August 13t, 1887. He was the Premier of Prince Edward Island from 1863-1865 and is a father of confederation. -
Robert B. Dickey
As a participant of the first two conferences he is considered a father of confederation. He was born on November 10th, 1811 and he had died on July 14th, 1903. -
Jean-Charles Chapais
Jean-Charles Chapais is considered a father of confederation. He was born on December 2nd, 1811 and he had died on July 17th, 1885. He was only at the Quebec Conference. -
Adams George Archibald
Adams George Archibald was a father of confederation and a canadian politician. He was born on May 3rd, 1814 and he died on December 14th, 1892. He had attended all three conferences. -
George-Étienne Cartier
George-Étienne Cartier was born on September 6th, 1814 and died on May 20th, 1873. He was a French-Canadian Statesman and a father of confederation. He had attended all three conferences. -
Sir John A. Macdonald was born 11 Jan 1815
On this day, Canada's first prime minister was born in Scotland. While in office he was a major contributor to the development of Canada like to the very important CPR (Canadian Pacific Railway). He served 19 years as the Priminister of Canada and he became one of the fathers of confederation. John A. Macdonald died on June 6th 1891 at the age of 76. -
William Alexander Henry
William Alexander Henry, born December 30th, 1816 died on May 3rd, 1888. He was a father of confederation and he attended on three of the conferences. -
Alexander Tilloch Galt
Born on September 6th, 1817 and died on September 19th, 1893, Alexander Tilloch Galt was a father of confederation. He was present at all three conferences. -
John Mercer Johnson
John Mercer Johnson was born on October 1st, 1818 and he had died on November 8th, 1868. He had attended all three conferences and was a father of confederation. -
George Brown
George Brown was one of the fathers of confederation. He was born on November 29th, 1818 and he died on May 9th, 1880. He had attended the Charlottetown and Quebec conference but not the London conference. His political party was the Clear Grits Party. -
Frederic Carter
Frederic Carter was born on February 12th, 1819 and he had died on March 1st, 1900. He is considered to be a father of confederation. The Quebec Conference was the only one he was present at. -
James Cockburn
James Cockburn was a politician and a father of confederation. He was born on February 13th, 1819 and he died on August 14th, 1883. He was only present at the Quebec conference. -
Oliver Mowat
Oliver Mowat was born on July 22nd, 1820 and died on April 19th, 1903. He was one of the fathers of confederation and the longest serving Premier of Ontario. He had attended the Quebec conference. -
William McDougall
William McDougall was a politician and a father of confederation. He was born on January 25th, 1822 and he died on May 29th, 1905. He had attended all three conferences. -
Alexander Campbell
Alexander Campbell was born on March 9th, 1822 and he had died on May 24th, 1892. He was a father of confederation and he had attended the Charlottetown and Quebec Conference. -
Thomas Heath Haviland
Thomas Heath Haviland was born on November 13th, 1822 and died on September 11th, 1895. He had attended the Quebec conference and is a father of confederation. -
Peter Mitchell
Peter Mitchell is a father of confederation, He was born on January 4th, 1824 and he died on October 25th, 1899. He was a participant in the Quebec and London conferences, -
Thomas D'Arcy McGee
Thomas D'Arcy McGee was born on April 13th, 1825 and he died on April 7th, 1868. He was a father of confederation and he had attended the first two conferences. -
Hector-Louis Langevin
Hector-Louis Langevin was born on August 25, 1826 and died on June 11, 1906. He was present at all three conferences and was a father of confederation. -
Andrew Archibald Macdonald
Andrew Archibald Macdonald was a father of confederation. He was born on February 14th, 1829 and died on March 21st, 1912. He had attended the first two conferences. -
Political Deadlock
The Political Deadlock was one of the reasons for confederation. This occurred because no new laws could be passed because both oppositions (Canada East and Canada West) had an equal number of members. While one side opposed the idea, the other agreed. -
The Charlottetown Conference
The Charlottetown Conference was the first of the three conferences leading to Confederation. It took place on September 1st, 1864 and ended September 9th, 1864. Canada East and West, and all the Maritimes attended the conference except for Newfoundland. Some of the major negotiators who attended this conference were John A. Macdonald, George Brown, and George Cartier. This was held to discuss confederation, the needs of each colony, their concerns, finances, and powers of the government. -
The Quebec Conference
The Quebec Conference was the second conference held. It began on October 10th,1864. In this conference all the colonies were present and the 16 delegates who had previously attended the Charlottetown Conference had agreed to meet again. The conference ended on October 26th,1864. In the end the seventy-two resolutions were drafted and the delegates had returned to their colonies to present the seventy-two resolutions to the provincial legislatures but P.E.I. had been the only colony to reject. -
The Canadian-American Reciprocity Treaty
The Canadian-American Reciprocity Treaty was a free trade policy in which goods would be allowed into the United States without taxes or tariffs. This treaty was between British North America and the United States and was active from 1854-1865. But one of the reasons that it had ended was that many felt Canada was the only nation benefiting from it. This lead to the solution of Confederation which would open more economic opportunities in Canada. -
The London Conference
The London Conference was the last of the three conferences. Lasting from the winter of 1866-1867 the conference dealt with the final plans for the union and the satisfaction of the colonies. The colonies that attended this conference were New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and the Province of Canada. The major negotiators were Charles Tupper from Nova Scotia, John A. Macdonald from Province of Canada West, and Samuel Leonard from New Brunswick. After this, the British North America Act would be made. -
John Hamilton Gray (Newbrunswick Politician) (Date of Death)
John Hamilton Gray was one of the fathers of confederation. He died on June 5th, 1889. He was a politician of New Brunswick and he had attended the first two conferences. -
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Pre-Confederation
1867–1914
