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    Fathers of Confederation are the 36 people who attended at least one of the Charlottetown Conference of 1864 (23 attendees), the Quebec Conference of...
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    the Confederation). The term is also used to divide Canadian history into pre-Confederation and post-Confederation periods. The original Fathers of Confederation...
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  • up confederation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. P.-J. Proudhon, The Principle of Federation, 1863. The Fathers of Confederation Confederation: The...
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    The Founding Fathers of the United States, commonly referred to as the Founding Fathers, were a group of late-18th-century American revolutionary leaders...
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    Politics portal Fathers of Confederation Historical rankings of prime ministers of Canada Leader of the Official Opposition (Canada) List of Canadian federal...
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  • Ostheimer after the Fathers of Confederation. "Mount Confederation". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2004-06-05. "Mount Confederation". Geographical Names...
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  • and Archives Canada. Fathers of Confederation. Collections Canada: Canadian Confederation. Canada History: Fathers of Confederation Archived 14 May 2012...
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  • model for the state Fathers of Confederation Founding fathers of the European Union Founding Fathers of the United States List of national founders Pater...
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    [1] At the time of confederation in 1867, eleven men of the 37 Fathers of Confederation were Freemasons. Hewitt Bernard – Lawyer, Recording Secretary at...
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    Étienne-Paschal Taché (category Fathers of Confederation)
    September 1795 – 30 July 1865) was a Canadien doctor, politician, and Father of Confederation. His family had a long history in New France, but suffered serious...
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    John Hamilton Gray (Prince Edward Island politician) (category Fathers of Confederation)
    1811 – 13 August 1887) was Premier of Prince Edward Island from 1863 – 1865 and one of the Fathers of Confederation. Gray began his political career in...
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  • Fathers of Confederation Founding fathers of the European Union Founding Fathers of the United States Pater familias (Latin), title for head of household...
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  • People's History Fathers of Confederation Heritage Minutes List of Canadian awards List of National Historic Sites of Canada List of Canadian Victoria...
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    John A. Macdonald (category Fathers of Confederation)
    Macdonald, Fathers of Confederation. Oliver Mowat became premier of Ontario, and Alexander Campbell a federal cabinet minister and Lieutenant Governor of Ontario...
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    Edward Whelan (Canadian politician) (category Fathers of Confederation)
    10, 1867) was one of Prince Edward Island's delegates to the Québec Conference and one of the Fathers of the Canadian Confederation. Whelan was also a...
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    George-Étienne Cartier (category Fathers of Confederation)
    one of the most important of the Fathers of Confederation, along with Macdonald and George Brown. He has been dubbed “The Kingpin of Confederation” because...
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    the remainder of his term as prime minister. Fathers of Confederation Portals:  Canada  Politics  Lists Government of Canada. Library of Parliament. "Prime...
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    Great Coalition (category Political history of Canada)
    members of the Great Coalition are remembered as Fathers of Confederation. With the exception of Étienne-Paschal Taché, who died in 1865, all members of the...
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    Robert B. Dickey (category Fathers of Confederation)
    to the Canadian Confederation of 1867 and is therefore considered to be one of the Fathers of Confederation. Born in Amherst, the son of Robert McGowan...
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    governments and the Government of Canada contributed to a national monument to the "Fathers of Confederation". The Confederation Centre of the Arts, which opened...
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    John William Ritchie (category Fathers of Confederation)
    politician from Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia who is one of the Fathers of Confederation. Ritchie was the son of Thomas Ritchie and Elizabeth Wildman Johnston....
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    time of Confederation in 1867, this system had been operating in most of what is now central and eastern Canada for almost 20 years. The Fathers of Confederation...
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    John Hamilton Gray (New Brunswick politician) (category Fathers of Confederation)
    1889) was a politician in the Province of New Brunswick, Canada, a jurist, and one of the Fathers of Confederation. He should not be confused with John...
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    1948 Newfoundland referendums (category Referendums in the Dominion of Newfoundland)
    the minds of the Fathers of Confederation more than 80 years ago, comes true. Newfoundland at long last is part of Canada. "The Development of Self-Government...
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    Frederick Carter (category Fathers of Confederation)
    considered one of the Fathers of Confederation. Carter became Premier a second time in 1874, serving until 1878, but had dropped the issue of joining Canada...
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    Robert Harris (painter) (category Welsh emigrants to pre-Confederation Prince Edward Island)
    noted for his portrait of the Fathers of Confederation. Born in Caerhun, Conwy, Wales, Robert Harris grew up on his father’s farm before moving to Charlottetown...
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    Brunswick and Nova Scotia through Confederation, forming a self-governing entity. "Canada" was adopted as the legal name of the new country and the word "Dominion"...
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    Alexander Campbell (Canadian senator) (category Fathers of Confederation)
    Canadian statesman and a father of Canadian Confederation. Born in Hedon, Yorkshire, he was brought to Canada by his father, who was a doctor, when he...
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    The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union was an agreement among the 13 states of the United States, formerly the Thirteen Colonies, that served...
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    Hector-Louis Langevin (category Fathers of Confederation)
    June 11, 1906) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and one of the Fathers of Confederation. Langevin was born in Quebec City in 1826. He studied law[where...
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