Louis Riel

Louis Riel

male, deceased (1885)
Roman Catholic, jury trial, trial, arrest, Canadian politician, Canadian…canadianconfederation, Canadian government, member of the Canadian House of Commons, Canadian House of Commons, Independent MP in the Canadian House of Commons
Louis Riel was a Canadian politician, a founder of the province of Manitoba, and leader of the Métis people of the Canadian prairies. He led two r...
Jacques Cartier

Jacques Cartier

male, deceased (1814)
richelieu, Father of Confederation, province of canada, canadianconfederation, American, Businessman
Jacques Cartier (April 10 1750 - March 22 1814) was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada. He was born in the town of Quebec in 1750,...

George-Étienne Cartier

male, deceased (1873)
French Quebecer, confederation, member of the Canadian House of Commons, Canadian, Father of Confederation, Member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada…canadianconfederation, Fathers of Confederation, Canadian Baronets
Sir George-Étienne Cartier, Bart., KCMG, PC (September 6, 1814 - May 20, 1873) was a French-Canadian statesman and Father of Confederation. The E...
Charles Tupper

Charles Tupper

male, deceased (1915)
Fathers of Confederation, Baronet in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom, Nova Scotia lawyer, Sir Charles Tupper, Doctor of Civil Law, university of edinburgh…Canadian, Father of Confederation, confederation, Anglo-Irish Canadian, Canadian Minister of Finance
Sir Charles Tupper, 1st Baronet, GCMG, CB, PC, DCL, LL.D, MD (July 2, 1821 – October 30, 1915) was a father of Confederation, the sixth Prime Mi...
Joseph Howe

Joseph Howe

male, deceased (1873)
Canadian of English descent, Father of Confederation, member of the Canadian House of Commons, halifax, Nova Scotia premier, Member of the 1st Ministry in Canada…canadianconfederation, English Canadian, Fathers of Confederation
Joseph Howe, PC (December 13, 1804 – June 1, 1873) was a ship builder and born the son of John Howe and Mary Edes at Halifax, Nova Scotia. In re...
David Thompson

David Thompson

male, deceased (1886)
Canadian politician, member of the Canadian House of Commons, andrew, confederation, liberal, liberal party of canada…canadianconfederation, Canadian, Canadian House of Commons
David Thompson (December 7 1836 - April 18 1886) was a Canadian businessman and political figure. He represented Haldimand in the Canadian House of...
Oliver Mowat

Oliver Mowat

male, deceased (1903)
Canadian of Scottish descent, ontario lawyer, conservative party, alderman, Scottish Canadian, Canadian…Father of Confederation, confederation, Canadian senator, canadianconfederation, Fathers of Confederation
Sir Oliver Mowat, GCMG, PC, QC (July 22, 1820 - 19 April, 1903) was a Canadian politician, and premier of Ontario from 1872 to 1896. He is one of...
Alexander Tilloch Galt

Alexander Tilloch Galt

male, deceased (1893)
John Torrance, English migrant to Canada, Freemason, masonic, Father of Confederation, high commissioner…Canadian Minister of Finance, canadianconfederation, English Canadian, Scottish Canadian, Canadian
Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt, GCMG, PC (September 6, 1817–September 19, 1893) was an English-born Canadian politician, and a father of Canadian Co...
Joey Smallwood

Joey Smallwood

male, deceased (1991)
Newfoundland and Labrador MHA, Canadian of British descent, From newfoundland, Father of Confederation, culture, journalist…Canadian, confederation, canadianconfederation, Canadian Press Newsmakers of the Year, Fathers of Confederation
Joseph Roberts "Joey" Smallwood, PC, CC (December 24, 1900 - December 18 1991) was the main force that brought Newfoundland into Confederation, and...