Read Some Fascinating Facts On The Fathers Of Confederation

By Ryan Turner


Confederations are kinds of organizations that generally comprise many parties and alliances. The reason these people come together is to create an official group or league and one of the most popular one was created in eighteen sixty four. The group basically consisted of members that attended various meetings that were held in Charlottetown, as well as in Quebec. During these meetings these persons were discussing issues and policies regarding the Canadian Confederation.

The meetings are considered an important part of history in Canada and are often hailed as a turning point for their entire political and economic situation at that time. Not only did it contribute much to society during its time of formation, the influence and effect continues to be felt today. In line with this, here are some interesting details about the Fathers of Confederation.

The founding father of this confederation is Sir Adams Archibald. Without his participation and strong beliefs, the entire alliance would not exist. Much like most of its members, he was an outstanding politician and a lawyer who contributed much to society. One of his titles was becoming lieutenant governor of the province named Manitoba.

George Brown is a Scottish national, but was born and raised in Canada. He is best known as a reform politician, who is responsible for creating the Toronto Globe. During its time of publication, it was regarded as the most influential and popular newspaper in the country and Brown was its founder and chief editor. Due to his work, national unity was achieved and enforced throughout the country.

An Ontario politician native is Alexander Campbell, who is best known for being an upper statesman. Even though Alexander was not born in this country, Alexander was brought here with his father when he was only twelve months old. Yorkshire is his hometown but Ontario is where he grew up and attended law school, ending in a partnership upon completion of their board examination.

A popular movement and community was the Newfoundland Colony. This was headed by Sir Frederick Terrington Carter during the time he worked in office in 1870. Like many of his blood relatives, he also pursued a profession law while dabbling a little bit in politics. At some point, he was awarded the KCMG title, a prestigious and highly regarded title.

New Brunswick is the town where Edward Barron Chandler was born in. As an adult, he became a vastly popular and successful lawyer who became a part of their United Empire Loyalist group. Due to this, his opinions were often acknowledged by many and lead him to become a member of their legislative council. Edward is credited as one of the figures that helped propel the railway development in Canada.

James Cockburn is another politician who is known to be a Canadian conservative. Although James was born in Berwick, he along with his family moved to this country when he was only thirteen. They wanted to have a better life with more opportunities that was offered to them. James was officially in their office from eighteen seventy eight to eighteen eighty one.

Another politician is George Coles, who had a very little educational background. Instead of going to school, he was busy with pursuing numerous businesses such as farming and agriculture. Furthermore, he was eighteen years old when George became interested in brewing, which catapulted him into becoming a very successful and prominent merchant who specialized in breweries.




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