WHo was Involved in COnfederation ?
The Brith Places of the 'FOUNDING Fathers'
Below the founding fathers who attended the Charlottetown Conference are broken up into four groups based on the parts of canada that they represented. On the map above each Founding Father's birthplace is plotted and colour coded based on the part of Canada that he represented. Do you notice anything interesting about where the different founding father were born and which part of Canada they represented. Write your thoughts on the forum down below. Furthermore, if you ant to learn more about any of the "Founding Father's" just click on their name and you will be directed to their biography.
Province of Canada = Red
Prince Edward Island = Green
New Brunswick = Blue
Nova Scotia = Yellow
Province of Canada = Red
Prince Edward Island = Green
New Brunswick = Blue
Nova Scotia = Yellow
Pro-Confederation or Anti-COnfederation
Marked below are the political ridings of the "Founding Fathers" who were at the Charlottetown Conference and wether or not they were in favour of Confederation or against it. What does the location of each representative of the Charlottetown Conference political location and wether or not they are in favour or confederation or not tell you about Canadian politics at the time of the Charlottetown Conference? Do some research below and read up on the 'Founding Father's" and post your thoughts on the forum on the bottom of the page.
In Favour of Confederation
Yellow= One Representative
Orange=Two Representative
Red= Three Representative
Against Confederation
light Blue= 1
Dark Blue= 2
In Favour of Confederation
Yellow= One Representative
Orange=Two Representative
Red= Three Representative
Against Confederation
light Blue= 1
Dark Blue= 2
Province of Canada Delegates (REd)
George Brown
born: Alloa, Scotland, 29 November 1818 died: Toronto, Ontario, 9 May 1880 representing: Province of Canada position: Pro-Confederation Alexander Campbell
born: Hedon, Yorkshire, England, 9 March 1822 died: Toronto, Canada, 24 May 1892 representing: Province of Canada position: Pro-Confederation George-Étienne Cartier
born: St. Antoine, Lower Canada, 6 September 1814 died: London, England, 20 May 1873 representing: Province of Canada position: Pro-Confederation Alexander Tilloch Galt
born: London, England, 6 September 1817 died: Montreal, Canada East, 19 September 1893 representing: Province of Canada position: Pro-Confederation John A. Macdonald
born: Glasgow, Scotland, 11 January 1815 died: Ottawa, Canada, 6 June 1891 representing: Province of Canada position: Pro-Confederation Hector-Louis Langevin
born: Quebec C, Quebec, 25 August 1826 died: Quebec C, Quebec, 11 June 1906 representing: Province of Canada position: Pro-Confederation William McDougall
born: Toronto, Upper Canada, 25 Jan 1822 died: Ottawa, Canada West, 29 May 1905 representing: Province of Canada position: Pro-Confederation Thomas D'Arcy McGee
born: Carlingford, Ire, 13 April 1825 died: Ottawa, Canada West, 7 April 1868 representing: Province of Canada position: Pro-Confederation New Brunswick Delegates (Blue)
Edward Barron Chandler
born: Amherst, Nova Scotia, 22 August 1800 died: Fredricton, New Brunswick, 1880 representing: New Brunswick position: Pro-Confederation John Hamilton Gray
born: St. George, Bermuda, 1814 died: Victoria, British Columbia, 5 June 1889 representing: New Brunswick position: Pro-Confederation Samuel Leonard Tilley
born: Gagetown, New Brunswick, 8 May 1818 died: St. John, New Brunswick, 25 June 1896 representing: New Brunswick position: Pro-Confederation William H. Steeves
born: Hillsborough, New Brunswick, 20 May 1814 died: Saint John, New Brunswick, 9 December 1873 representing: New Brunswick John Mercer Johnson
born: Liverpool, England, October 1818 died: Northumberland, New Brunswick, 9 November 1868 representing: New Brunswick position: Pro-Confederation |
Prince Edward Island Delegates (Green)
George Coles
born: P.E.I., 20 September 1810 died: Charlottetown Royalty, P.E.I., 21August 1875 representing: P.E.I. position: Anti-Confederation John Hamilton Gray
born: Charlottetown, P.E.I., 14 June 1811 died: Charlottetown, P.E.I., 13 August 1887 representing: P.E.I. position: Pro-Maritime Union, Pro-Confederation Edward Palmer
born: Charlottetown, P.E.I., 1 September 1809 died: Charlottetown, P.E.I., 3 November 1889 representing: P.E.I. position: Anti-Confederation Andrew Archibald Macdonald
born: Three Rivers, P.E.I., 14 February 1829 died: Ottawa, Ontario, 21 March 1912 representing: P.E.I. position: Pro-Confederation William Henry Pope
born: Bedeque, P.E.I., 29 May 1825 died: St. Eleanors, P.E.I., 7 October 1879 representing: P.E.I. position: Pro-Confederation Nova Scotia Delegates (Yellow)
Adams George Archibald
born: Truro, Nova Scotia, 18 May 1814 died: Truro, Nova Scotia, 14 December 1892 representing: Nova Scotia position: Pro-Confederation R.B. Dickey
born: Amherst, Nova Scotia, 1811 died: Amherst, Nova Scotia, 14 July 1903 representing: Nova Scotia position: Anti-Confederatio William Alexander Henry
born: Halifax, Nova Scotia, 30 December 1816 died: Ottawa, Ontario, 3 May 1888 representing: Nova Scotia position: Pro-Confederation Jonathan McCully
born: Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, July 1809 died: Halifax, Nova Scotia, 2 January 1887 representing: Nova Scotia position: Pro-Confederation Charles Tupper
born: Amherst, Nova Scotia, 2 July 1821 died: Bexleyheath, England, 30 October 1915 representing: Nova Scotia position: Pro-Maritime Union, Pro-Confederation |