Canada's Founding Fathers

John A. Macdonald

• Born on January 11, 1815, in Glasgow, Scotland.
• Leader of the Liberal - Conservative party.
• Was in favor of Confederation.
• After the failure of his fathers business ventures, his family emigrated to Kingston, Upper Canada in 1820.
• Was first elected to legislature in 1848.
• Was the leader of both the Quebec and London conference .

Thomas D'Arcy McGee

• Was in favor of confederation.
• Was a member of Le Part: bleu for Canada East (Conservatives).
• Was born on April 13, 1825, in Carling.
• Was an accomplished writer and poet.
• Was first elected to legislative assembly of Canada in 1858 .

George Brown

• Was the leader of the Reform Party (Clear Grit Party).
• Was in favour of confederation.
• Was born in Scotland.
• Moved to Toronto in 1843.
• He started the globe and mail newspaper .

George Etienne - Cartier

• He was a long time friend and ally of John A. Macdonald.
• He was in favor of confederation.
• He was a lawyer.
• Was a long standing patriotic citizen of Canada.
• He was first elected to the legislative assembly in 1848.
• He was in favor of confederation because he was afraid the United States would annex Canada.

Charles Tupper

• Tupper was trained as a doctor in Scotland.
• He was in favor of Confederation.
• Was born in Amherst Nova Scotia in 1821.
• Tupper was Canada's 6th prime minister.
• He was the one who worked out the deal to get Nova Scotia connected by rail .

Joseph Howe

• He was a ship builder by trade.
• He was opposed to confederation.
• He was known for his blunt comments about local politicians.
• He was born in Halifax.
• He was the former leader of the government of the colony of Nova Scotia .