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George Brown

Father of Confederation · 1818-1880

Founded the Globe, hated Macdonald, and joined him anyway to make the union happen.

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Life story

1. November 29, 1818 · Alloa, Scotland
   Born at Alloa in Clackmannanshire
2. March 5, 1844 · Toronto
   Founded The Globe in Toronto
3. June 22, 1864 · Quebec City
   Crossed the floor to form the Great Coalition for constitutional reform
4. September 1864 · Charlottetown
   Argued the federation case at Charlottetown and Quebec
5. May 9, 1880 · Toronto
   Died of an infected gunshot wound inflicted by a dismissed employee

In the timeline

• 1864 — The Charlottetown Conference
• 1867 — Confederation
• 1872 — Unions become legal

Sources

• Wikipedia article: George Brown (Canadian politician)
• Dictionary of Canadian Biography
• The Canadian Encyclopedia