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2 unusual facts about Fathers of Confederation


Samuel Leonard Tilley

The Fathers of Confederation had been discussing what to prefix Canada with, Kingdom of Canada being Macdonald's preference.

Sir Samuel Leonard Tilley, PC, KCMG (May 8, 1818 – June 25, 1896) was a Canadian politician and one of the Fathers of Confederation.


George Mackenzie Brown

Brown was born in Toronto, the son of newspaper publisher Hon. George Brown who was Liberal Party Member of Parliament for Ontario South and a Father of Canadian Confederation.

Sydney Sturgess

She carried a distinguished Canadian ancestry - her great-grandfather was Edward Palmer, Q.C., of Prince Edward Island, who was also one of the Fathers of Confederation.

The Dialog

The College's namesake, George Brown, was a Canadian Father of Confederation and founder of The Globe newspaper (now Canada's National Newspaper, The Globe and Mail).


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Ardgowan, Prince Edward Island

The house and five of its original 76 acres were acquired by the national park service in 1967—the centennial of Confederation—to honor all Fathers of Confederation, and to preserve an example of a picturesque rural Victorian cottage of the Confederation Era.