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	Fathers of Confederation - Studies on the Canadian Constitution and Canadian Federalism - Quebec History
		It is of interest to note that some of the Fathers of Confederation were actually opposed to the plan of Union, and fought the project bitterly at the conferences and before public opinion.
		The image that Canadians have of the Fathers of Confederation is derived from the famous painting of the scene of the Quebec conference that Robert Harris was commissioned to paint in 1883.
		The Fathers are assembled around a large table and are posed facing the artist as if a photograph was being taken.
	faculty.marianopolis.edu /c.belanger/quebechistory/federal/fathers.htm (515 words)

	Canadian Confederation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Canadian Confederation, or the Confederation of Canada, was the process by which the federal dominion of Canada was formed beginning 1 July 1867 among the provinces, colonies, and territories of British North America.
		The Fathers of Confederation elected to call the new country the Dominion of Canada, after rejecting "kingdom" and "confederation", among other options.
		The original "confederation" gathering was by delegates of the four Atlantic region colonies at Charlottetown in September 1864, with the agenda being a discussion of a Maritime Union (or Atlantic Union).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Canadian_Confederation (1638 words)

	Two Fathers of Confederation by Edith McWilliam MacAllister
		In this Mitchell was ably assisted by John M. Johnson, Northumberland County's other Father of Confederation and these two eloquent speakers became known as the "The Northumberland County Smashers." The result was the return of the Confederation party and Mitchell became Premier.
		She is a granddaughter of George Watt, whose mother was Agnes Mitchell, a sister of the Father of Confederation.
		Such a strong supporter of confederation was he that after the Union became official on July 1, 1867 he resigned his seat in the Legislature and ran for the federal seat, defeating Conservative Thomas Gillespie, a Foundry owner.
	people.delphiforums.com /chaleur/confederation.html (2619 words)

	Canada - Confederation
		In compliance with a suggestion from the home government a confederate council to deal with commercial treaties had been formed at Quebec, consisting of representatives of each province of the proposed con-federation.
		The opening speech announced that the Governor-General expected that the measure of Confederation would shortly be carried into effect, and that the next assembly of Parliament would be attended not only by representatives of Canada but by those of all the colonies in British North America.
		In November, 1866, the Canadian deputation repaired to England to meet delegates from the other provinces, and a conference was organised at the Westminster Palace Hotel by the 4th of December, and sat until the 24th of December, by which time all the important details were finally settled.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles31n/canada-7.shtml (3297 words)

	Quotes, Quotations about Fathers and Fatherhood - Page 10. Fathers Net.
		Our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
		The fundamental defect of fathers is that they want their children to be a credit to them.
		I wish either my father or my mother, or indeed both of them, as they were in duty both equally bound to it, had minded what they were about when they begot me.
	www.fathers.net /fathersquotes10.htm (197 words)

	primate.html
		The Benedictine Confederation, which sponsors Sant' Anselmo, is composed of monasteries on six continents.
		Father John Seddon from Ramsgate Abbey has come to work as a librarian.
		Since the autumn, Father Denys Bernard Cazes from the French Trappist monastery of Mont des Cats has been teaching in the Faculty of Philosophy.
	www.stbenedictfoundation.org /join/primate.html (1316 words)

	Fathers of Confederation
		Alexander Tilloch Galt was born in London, England, September 6, 1817 and came to Canada in 1835 when his father, the novelist John Galt, became commissioner of the Canada Land Company with responsibility for the land settlement of the Huron Tract between Lake Erie and Lake Huron.
		In 1858 Galt became minister of finance in the Cartier-Macdonald administration of the united Canadas on condition that the long-talked-of confederation of the British North American Provinces (including the North-West) should be a firm plank in the government's platform.
		Confederation was made a practical issue with the backing of Cartier and Macdonald.
	crl.library.ns.ca /amhersthistory/galt.htm (278 words)

	Road to Canadian Confederation quiz -- free game
		"Confederation in Canada was the result of a combination of circumstances.
		Bearing in mind that an assassination is for political reasons and a murder is for personal reasons, one of the Fathers of Confederation was assassinated and one murdered.
		The governor of the Province of Canada was instrumental in encouraging the success of Confederation, so much so that his term was extended so that he could be the Governor General of the new Dominion.
	www.funtrivia.com /playquiz.cfm?qid=184179&origin= (327 words)

	Kaboose - Family Travel
		A Father of Confederation, he attended the Charlottetown and Quebec conferences of 1864 and on the latter occasion, compiled notes which provided one of the few original sources of information on that conference.
		A Father of Confederation, Palmer was a delegate to the Charlottetown and Quebec conferences.
		Father of Confederation, thrice Premier of Prince Edward Island, (1851-54, 1855-59, 1867-69).
	www.kaboose.com /kaboose/familytravel/canada_prince_edward_island_category_historic_homes___sites.html (903 words)

	1880 Census linkables (Site not responding. Last check: )
		One of two men of the same name who were both Fathers of Confederation (the other was from New Brunswick), Gray represented P.E.I. at the 1864 conferences that led to the creation of the nation of Canada in 1867.
		A Father of Confederation, Haviland represented P.E.I. at the 1864 Quebec Conference that led to the creation of the nation of Canada in 1867 and was one of three delegates who went to Ottawa in 1873 to arrange terms by which the Island was finally admitted to Confederation.
		A Father of Confederation, Palmer represented P.E.I. at the 1864 conferences that led to the creation of the nation of Canada in 1867.
	www.lds.org /newsroom/showpackage/0,15367,3899-1---58-623,00.html (632 words)

	Town of Gambo
		The campaign for confederation was a herculean effort which drew its inspiration and leadership from Mr.
		Smallwood who single-handedly dragged the entire confederation campaign from a hopeless beginning into a force that challenged the existing oligarchic ruling class of the colony and defeated them in their bid to return Newfoundland to the status of an independent country.
		Smallwood’s death in 1991, he was the last living father of Confederation, a national icon and provincial hero.
	www.townofgambo.com /about_smallwood.htm (398 words)

	Log Cabin Chronicles Peter Black's fatherland.html
		Given that recent studies show Canadians are fabulously ignorant of their own history, thanks, in part, to the Fathers of Confederation who didn't dare consider making education a federal responsibility, it's not surprising that knowledge of obscure details such as the membership of the famous Fathers is spotty.
		He was also the only Father of Confederation to not live to see the results of the Father's labors.
		Galt was the master number cruncher during the Confederation conferences and stayed on as finance minister in the first Dominion government until he quit in 1868 over a disagreement with Macdonald.
	www.tomifobia.com /fatherland.html (742 words)

	John A. Macdonald, Confederation and Canadian Federalism - Studies on the Canadian Constitution and Canadian Federalism ...
		Macdonald is considered to be one of the chief architects of Confederation.
		His role in the several conferences prior to Confederation was vital and he emerged easily as the political leader of the scattered colonies of British North America.
		The history of the first 25 years of Confederation under Macdonald is but one long attempt to implement his program of strengthening the federal government at the expense of local autonomy.
	faculty.marianopolis.edu /c.belanger/QuebecHistory/federal/johna.htm (757 words)

	Chesley Crosbie: The Confederation Debate
		His father, Sir John Crosbie, had also served as an elected member of the government.
		After his father's death in 1932 the young Crosbie took over the leadership of the company and ran the family's diverse business enterprises.
		After confederation won the referendum, Crosbie served on the delegation from Newfoundland that negotiated terms of union.
	www.heritage.nf.ca /confederation/bio4.html (352 words)

	Confederation for Kids: For Teachers
		This Father of Confederation from British Columbia changed his name to mean "love of the universe." (Write his whole name as one word.)
		Quebec's most famous Father of Confederation joined with John A. Macdonald to form a government before Confederation.
		Manitoba's best-known "Father of Confederation" led the Red River and Northwest Rebellions, and was eventually hanged.
	www.collectionscanada.ca /2/2/h2-6040-e.html (128 words)

	Parks Canada - National Historic Sites Of Canada System Plan - Labour
		Father of Confederation, Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba and North-west Territories (1870-72), Nova Scotia (1873-83)
		Father of Confederation, Prime Minister of Newfoundland (1865-69, 1875-78)
		Father of Confederation, Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick (1878-80)
	www.pc.gc.ca /docs/r/system-reseau/sec9/sites-lieux101_e.asp (328 words)

	To the Confederation of the Oratory of St Philip Neri, 5 October 2000
		At the recent General Congresses your confederation, established by the Apostolic See to unite the individual Congregations of the Oratory in a bond of charity and mutual help, has undertaken to revise your constitutions along the lines suggested by the Church at the Second Vatican Council.
		But the importance in the life of the communities and their members of the bond of fraternity with the other congregations that make up the Confederation must not be forgotten.
		May the Virgin Mary, "Mother and Foundress of the Oratory", be for each of you the model who constantly inspires you to receive the gift of the Spirit with complete docility and to proclaim the joy of Christ to your brothers and sisters.
	www.vatican.va /holy_father/john_paul_ii/speeches/2000/oct-dec/documents/hf_jp-ii_spe_20001005_san-filippo-neri_en.html (1236 words)

	The Assassination of Thomas D'Arcy McGee
		Father of Confederation, Thomas D'Arcy McGee was murdered on April 6, 1868.
		Thomas D'Arcy McGee was a politician, a poet, and one of the Fathers of Confederation.
		He had been instrumental in convincing the Irish population to support Confederation, which they initially viewed as similar to the despised English rule of Ireland.
	history.cbc.ca /history/?MIval=EpisContent.html&series_id=1&episode_id=9&chapter_id=1&page_id=2&lang=E (454 words)

	Arguments for Quebec separatism (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Father of Confederation, John A. Macdonald, was born in Scotland (unlike the Founding Fathers of the United States, all of whom were born in America — Alexander Hamilton was born in the West Indies, but that is part of the Americas; he was not European).
		Canada acceding to this confederation, and joining in the measures of the United States, shall be admitted into, and entitled to all the advantages of this union[;] but no other colony shall be admitted into the same unless such admission be agreed to by nine states.
		As Washington's Farewell Address plainly shows, the Founding Fathers from the beginning understood that they were creating an indissoluble Union of equal States that, consensually and in full knowledge of what they were doing, forever yielded their separate sovereignties to a conjoint sovereignty when they merged.
	members.aol.com /XPUS/ForQCsep.html (10330 words)

	"Father of Confederation" (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The "Fathers of Confederation" are highly respected and known for their contribution to Canada.
		The "Fathers of Confederation" are collaborated into a group of men who attended one or more of three confederation conferences.
		This is also grounds to be known as a "Father of Confederation".
	www.youthlinks.org /article.do?articleID=1808 (1128 words)

	Confederation
		In 1778 the Iroquois Confederation was invaded by American forces under the command of General John Sullivan, devastating the Six Nations.
		But the birth of Confederation in 1867 was not a smooth and painless process.
		Cartier was one of the fathers of Confederation and this house depicts the life of a bourgeois in the mid eighteen hundreds.
	www.suite101.com /reference/confederation (2295 words)

	Joseph R. Smallwood
		In part, this was opportunism; fighting for confederation offered him a good chance at a political career, and Smallwood was ambitious.
		He also hoped that confederation would provide a social safety net that would ease the worst of Newfoundland's poverty and provide the support necessary for industrialization.
		After confederation, Smallwood served as premier of the new province from 1949 to 1972.
	www.heritage.nf.ca /confederation/bio6.html (291 words)

	Prince Edward Island: Premiers Gallery, H. JAMES PALMER
		Palmer's grandfather, a lawyer, from Dublin, Ireland, settled in this province in 1802 and his father, Edward Palmer, was a Father of Confederation, having attended the first meeting of the Fathers of Confederation in Charlottetown in 1864.
		Following in the footsteps of both his father and grandfather he went into law and studied for a number of years in his father's law office.
		James Palmer's father, Edward, served in the legislature of Prince Edward Island for a total of thirty-eight years, for a number of which he was Premier and later Attorney-General, and it is not surprising that the family interest in politics was soon apparent in the son.
	www.gov.pe.ca /premiersgallery/palmerj.php3 (378 words)

	ELCA Family History Answer to 1781 question (Site not responding. Last check: )
		John Hanson (first U.S. president under Articles of Confederation) Hanson, whose father was a Lutheran pastor, was born and reared on the eastern shore of Chesapeake Bay and later moved to Mulberry Grove in Maryland's frontier Frederick County.
		He was one of their delegates to the Provincial Convention at Annapolis in July 1775 and in 1779 was elected a Maryland delegate to the Continental Congress.
		On March 1, 1781, he signed the Articles of Confederation on behalf of Maryland, the last of the 13 states to sign.
	www.elca.org /communication/timeline/1781.html (173 words)

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		The original cottage around which the mansion is built was finished in 1812, and in 1814, William Henry Steeves was born here, the oldest of eleven children.
		He became a Father of Confederation and later Senator Steeves.
		The larger house was added c 1840 when William's father Joseph became rich and only a few short years before his death.
	www.steeveshousemuseum.ca (327 words)

	National Flag of Canada Day February 15 - How did you do?
		The Fathers of Confederation and the Dominion of Canada
		In the realms of political terminology, the term dominion can be directly attributed to the Fathers of Confederation and it is one of the very few, distinctively Canadian contributions in this area.
		Many of the Fathers, including Sir John A. Macdonald, were either born in Scotland or had parents who had earlier immigrated to Canada.
	www.pch.gc.ca /special/flag-drapeau/defi-challenge/reponses-answers_e.cfm (1766 words)

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		Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada’s first Prime Minister and "Father of Confederation" first campaigned for Confederation in the Orange lodges of Lanark and Leeds Counties.
		Confederation was the union of British colonies in North America as a buffer to U.S. expansionism or "manifest destiny", which saw all North America as one great American country.
		What the Orangemen had been able to do inspired him to attempt, Sir John gladly admitted, "for the sake of the future of Canada." Thus, Confederation was born when the Orange Order boasted 1,400 lodges and tens of thousands of members.
	members.tripod.com /~Roughian/index-38.html (1363 words)

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