George-Étienne Cartier
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Sir George-Étienne Cartier, 1st Baronet, was a Canadian statesman and Father of Confederation.
The English spelling of the name—George, instead of Georges, the usual French spelling—is explained by his having been named in honour of King George III.
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Statue of Sir George-Étienne Cartier on Parliament Hill, Ottawa
Funeral procession, Montreal
Cartier's final resting place in the Notre-Dame des Neiges Cemetery (the same cemetery where fellow Father of Confederation Thomas D'Arcy McGee is buried).
Fathers of Confederation
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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 Confederation. Only eleven people attended all three conferences.
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