Hon. Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt

Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt, GCMG, PC (September 6, 1817–September 19, 1893) was an English-born Canadian politician, and a father of Canadian Confederation. He was the son of Scottish novelist and Colonizer, John Galt and Elizabeth Tilloch Galt.(Skelton, Oscar Douglas, The Life and Times of Alexander Tilloch Galt, Oxford University Press, 1920; Springett: For My Children's Children, Unity Press, Montreal, 1937,). File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... On the Orders insignia, St Michael is often depicted subduing Satan. ... The Privy Council Office as it appeared in the 1880s The Queens Privy Council for Canada (French: Conseil privé de la Reine pour le Canada) is the council of advisers to the Queen of Canada, whose members are appointed by the Governor General of Canada for life on the... is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... We dont have an article called Canadian-confederation Start this article Search for Canadian-confederation in. ... John Galt (May 2, 1779 – April 11, 1839) was a Scottish novelist. ...

He was a member of the Great Coalition government in the Province of Canada that secured Confederation between 1864 and 1867. He became a leading figure in the creation of the Coalition when he was asked to become Prime Minister of the Canada East-West by then Governor General Sir Edmund Head. Doubting his own ability to demand the loyalty of the majority of Members of the Provincial Parliament, he turned down the position, but recommended that George Etienne Cartier and John A. Macdonald be asked to become co-leaders of the new government. (Skelton,1920) The Great Coalition refers to the grand coalition of political parties that formed in the Province of Canada in 1864. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Cunt BAg Twat Fuk suck my penis ring 0778851865!!!!!!Year 1867 (MDCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

In return, Cartier and Macdonald asked him to become Inspector-General of Canada. He accepted the post on the condition that Macdonald and Cartier made Confederation a key platform in their new government. In 1858, Alexander Tilloch Galt made a motion in the Provincial Parliament at Kingston recommending that the Province of Canada ask the British Government to create federal union of British North America (Canada East and West, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia) and Rupert's Land (owned by the Hudson Bay Company). The motion succeeded and Alexander Galt, John Ross, and Sir George Etienne Cartier went to London to begin the long process of convincing the British to make British North America into the first sovereign Dominion within the British Empire. (The British Empire was reformed into the Commonwealth of Nations in the 20th Century. Twenty-first Canada remains fully sovereign constitutional monarchy within the Commonwealth of Nations.)

As Inspector General, Galt reformed the Province of Canada's banking system trade policies. He was the main architect of the Cayley-Galt Tariff, which protected colonial businesses and caused consternation in both Britain and the United States. (Skelton in Stars Appearing: The Galts Vision of Canada, Harris, Jane, ISBN 13: 9780978098506, Volumes Publishing, Kitchener, 2006) The Cayley-Galt Tariff of 1858 was the first protective tariff in Canadian history. ...

July 1, 1867, Canada East and West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia became the first provinces in British North America to form the Dominion of Canada. Galt served as the first Minister of Finance in the new confederation. As minister of Finance, he reversed many of the his earlier policies, promoting trade within the British Empire. In late 1880, he became the first Canadian High Commissioner in London in 1880. (Skelton, 1920, Harris, 2006) High Commissioner is the title of various high-ranking, special executive positions held by a commission of appointment. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Year 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

In 1848, he married Elliott, the daughter of Montreal merchant John Torrance. After her death in 1850, he married her younger sister Amy Gordon. Galt appears to have a very non-sectarian approach to religious faith, Although the grandson of a Calvinist Theologican, Alexander Tilloch, Galt supported both the Methodist and Anglican Churches while his wife, Amy, was a lifelong Presbyterian. (Harris 2006)

Sir Alexander Galt and his son Elliott Torrance Galt co-founded the Town of Lethbridge in 1883, when he established a mine on the banks of the Oldman River in the SW portion of the District of Alberta, Northwest Territories. The Canadian Post Office refused to accept the name Lethbridge for the community until 1885, due to the fact that there was another town with the same name in the Dominion of Canada. Sir Alexander Galt, laid out the street plan of Lethbridge's present location in 1885 after his settlement was moved to the prairie level from the river valley. Canada's Governor General, The Marquis of Lorne, demonstrated the Dominion Government' support of the Galt Enterprises, by opening the Galts' railway in September 1885 in Lethbridge. (Skelton, 1920) (Harris 2006) Lethbridge is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. ...

Galt's company, the North Western Coal and Navigation Company went through a variety of name changes as it moved into railways, and irrigation enterprises. A public park and a museum (formerly a hospital) in Lethbridge are named after him. Prime Minister Sir Wilfred Laurier dedicated the Galt Hospital addition, which houses the Galt Museum, in 1910. (Skelton, 1920) (Harris 2006) The North Western Coal and Navigation Company was a coal mining company formed in 1882 by Alexander Tilloch Galt. ... Galt Gardens is a 9. ... Galt Museum & Archives is the primary museum in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, and is the largest museum in the province south of Calgary. ...

Was founding President of The Guarantee Company of North America in 1872 providing fidelity bonds to guarantee the honesty of employees of Railroads and Government, which still exists today as the largest provider of surety bonds in all of Canada in Public Works and Government Services. The Guarantee Company of North America (GCNA), founded in 1872, is currently the largest purveyor of contract surety and fidelity bonding in Canada. ...

Alexander Galt is interred in the Mount Royal Cemetery in Montreal, Quebec. In Lennoxville, Quebec, the Alexander Galt High School was named in his honour. Opened in 1852, Mount Royal Cemetery is a 165-acre (668 000 m²) terraced cemetery on the north slope of Mount Royal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... This article needs cleanup. ... SLennoxville, population 4,963 (2001), is a borough (Fr. ...

External links

• Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
• Synopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament

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