Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt Biography
Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt
D.O.B-D.O.B: September 6, 1817 - September 19, 1893, in London, England and came to Canada in 1835 to work for the British American Land Company.
Family Information: On February 9, 1848, Galt married Elliott Torrance, the daughter of John Torrance, of Saint-Antoine Hall, Montreal. She died on May 25, 1850, shortly after giving birth to their only son, Elliott. Later he married her younger sister, Amy Gordon Torrance. Amy gave birth to 7 daughters and 2 more sons. They lived in Montreal at their house within the Golden Square Mile, which Galt built in about 1860. Galt appears to have had a very non-sectarian approach to religious faith and although the grandson of a Calvinist theologian, Alexander Galt supported both the Methodist and Anglican churches while his wife, Amy, was a lifelong Presbyterian.
Occupation: He was a politician, member of the Canadian parliament. Is the Father of Confederation.
Personality: Alexander Tilloch Galt, who was of Scottish descent, spent his early years with his brothers John and Thomas partly in the London area, partly in Scotland.
Addiction: Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt had no addictions to anything.
Political Party: Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt is from a Liberal-Conservative party.
Political Beliefs: He was a member of the Great Coalition government in the Province of Canada that secured Confederation between 1864 and 1867. He became a leading figure in the creation of the Coalition when he was asked to become premier of the Province of Canada by then Governor General Sir Edmund Walker Head. Doubting his own ability to demand the loyalty of the majority of members of the Legislative Assembly, he turned down the position, but recommended that George-Étienne Cartier and John A. Macdonald be asked to become co-leaders of the new government.
Political Career: The remainder of Galt's political career was spent as the Canadian government's representative abroad until 1883, when he returned to the
D.O.B-D.O.B: September 6, 1817 - September 19, 1893, in London, England and came to Canada in 1835 to work for the British American Land Company.
Family Information: On February 9, 1848, Galt married Elliott Torrance, the daughter of John Torrance, of Saint-Antoine Hall, Montreal. She died on May 25, 1850, shortly after giving birth to their only son, Elliott. Later he married her younger sister, Amy Gordon Torrance. Amy gave birth to 7 daughters and 2 more sons. They lived in Montreal at their house within the Golden Square Mile, which Galt built in about 1860. Galt appears to have had a very non-sectarian approach to religious faith and although the grandson of a Calvinist theologian, Alexander Galt supported both the Methodist and Anglican churches while his wife, Amy, was a lifelong Presbyterian.
Occupation: He was a politician, member of the Canadian parliament. Is the Father of Confederation.
Personality: Alexander Tilloch Galt, who was of Scottish descent, spent his early years with his brothers John and Thomas partly in the London area, partly in Scotland.
Addiction: Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt had no addictions to anything.
Political Party: Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt is from a Liberal-Conservative party.
Political Beliefs: He was a member of the Great Coalition government in the Province of Canada that secured Confederation between 1864 and 1867. He became a leading figure in the creation of the Coalition when he was asked to become premier of the Province of Canada by then Governor General Sir Edmund Walker Head. Doubting his own ability to demand the loyalty of the majority of members of the Legislative Assembly, he turned down the position, but recommended that George-Étienne Cartier and John A. Macdonald be asked to become co-leaders of the new government.
Political Career: The remainder of Galt's political career was spent as the Canadian government's representative abroad until 1883, when he returned to the