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Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt

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Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt

Birth
Chelsea, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England
Death
19 Sep 1893 (aged 76)
Montreal, Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada
Burial
Outremont, Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada Add to Map
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Section F11, Number F901
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One of the Canadian Fathers of Confederation. MLA for Sherbrooke, Quebec, capitalist who raised support for the Grand Trunk Railway, finance minister in the government of John A. Macdonald in 1858, he formulated the financial terms for the Confederation of 1867 that brought Canada into being.
One of the Canadian Fathers of Confederation. MLA for Sherbrooke, Quebec, capitalist who raised support for the Grand Trunk Railway, finance minister in the government of John A. Macdonald in 1858, he formulated the financial terms for the Confederation of 1867 that brought Canada into being.

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SIR ALEXANDER TILLOCH GALT, G,C,M,G.
BORN 6th SEPTEMBER 1817,
DIED 19th SEPTEMBER 1893.

ELLIOTT TORRANCE, HIS WIFE
BORN 5th NOVEMBER 1828,
DIED 25th MAY 1850.

AMY GORDON TORRANCE, HIS WIFE
BORN 23rd MARCH 1834
DIED 6th APRIL 1911.

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  • Added: Aug 13, 2000
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11758/alexander_tilloch-galt: accessed ), memorial page for Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt (6 Sep 1817–19 Sep 1893), Find a Grave Memorial ID 11758, citing Cimetière Mont-Royal, Outremont, Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada; Maintained by Find a Grave.