Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt, was a politician and Father of Confederation, the union of British North American colonies into Canada.
Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt in 1869
The International Train Station Depot in the County of Warner No. 5, Alberta
Statue of Alexander and Elliot Galt with the 1910 Hospital Building, Lethbridge, Alberta
The Galt house on Simpson Street in the Golden Square Mile at Montreal
The Fathers of Confederation are the 36 people who attended at least one of the Charlottetown Conference of 1864, the Quebec Conference of 1864, and the London Conference of 1866, preceding Canadian C
Alexander Tilloch Galt
…Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt, (September 6, 1817 – September 19, 1893) was a politician and Father of Confederation, the union of British North American colonies into Canada. He was born in Chelsea, England on September 6, 1817. He was the third son of John Galt, a…
Delegates from the Legislatures of Canada, gathering on the steps of Prince Edward Island's Government House for the Charlottetown Conference – Photo by George P. Roberts on September 11, 1864.
Delegates of the Legislatures of Canada gathering at the Quebec Conference – Photo by Jules I. Livernois on October 27, 1864.
An 1885 photo of Robert Harris' painting, completed the previous year and titled, Conference at Quebec in 1864, to settle the basics of a union of the British North American Provinces, also known as The Fathers of Confederation. The original painting was destroyed in the 1916 Parliament buildings Centre Block fire. The scene is an amalgamation of the Charlottetown and Quebec City conference sites and attendees.
Souvenir Group" photograph published in 1917 commemorating the 1867 Confederation of Canada. It features portraits of the "Fathers of Confederation" who participated in the Quebec Conference held in October 1864.