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1. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca › en › articleSir George-Étienne Cartier | The Canadian Encyclopedia

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   Jan 16, 2008 · Learn about the life and achievements of Sir George-Étienne Cartier, a prominent Quebec politician and Confederation leader. He fought in the Rebellions of 1837–38, served as co-premier with John A. Macdonald, and negotiated the transfer of Rupert's Land and the North-West Territories.

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3. www.biographi.ca › en › bioCARTIER, Sir GEORGE-ÉTIENNE - Dictionary of Canadian Biography

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   CARTIER, Sir GEORGE-ÉTIENNE, lawyer, politician, prime minister of the Province of Canada; b. 6 Sept. 1814 at Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu (Verchères County, L.C.), son of Jacques Cartier (1774–1841) and Marguerite Paradis; d. 20 May 1873 in London, Eng.

   • Author of Article: J.-C. Bonenfant
   • Title of Article: CARTIER, Sir GEORGE-ÉTIENNE

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4. macleans.ca › george-etienne-cartier-a-canadianGeorge-Étienne Cartier: A Canadian nation-builder

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   Sir George-Étienne Cartier. (McCord Museum) An idealist from Quebec becomes a statesman and a founding father—and comes to embody a certain vision of Canada. Jean Charest and Antoine Dionne...

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6. www.encyclopedia.com › sir-georges-etienne-cartierSir Georges Etienne Cartier | Encyclopedia.com

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   May 29, 2018 · Sir George-Étienne Cartier (1814-1873) was a Canadian statesman who led French Canada into the federation of British North America in 1867. George-Étienne Cartier was born in Saint-Antoine, Lower Canada, on Sept. 6, 1814. He studied at St Sulpice College, Montreal, in preparation for a legal career.

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   In 1860, George-Étienne Cartier was one of the most powerful politicians in Lower Canada and a fervent protector of French Canadian nationality. But Cartier would work to bridge the gap...

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   A key architect and Father of Confederation, Sir George-Étienne Cartier led Québec into Confederation and helped negotiate the entry of the Northwest Territories, Manitoba, and British Columbia into Canada.

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   Who was George-Étienne Cartier?

   • Sir George-Étienne Cartier dominated the politics of Quebec for a generation. After rebelling against the government in the Rebellions of 1837–38, Cartier served as Canada’s first minister of militia and defence. Arguably the kingpin of Confederation, he was responsible for bringing French Canada, Manitoba and British Columbia into the Dominion.

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   Who was Jacques Cartier?

   • CARTIER, Sir GEORGE-ÉTIENNE, lawyer, politician, prime minister of the Province of Canada; b. 6 Sept. 1814 at Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu (Verchères County, L.C.), son of Jacques Cartier (1774–1841) and Marguerite Paradis; d. 20 May 1873 in London, Eng.

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   How did George-Étienne Cartier influence Canadian history?

   • There are two great thrusts of George-Étienne Cartier’s career that ensured his legacy as a pre-eminent figure in Canadian history: the notion of duality, and economic development. These lines of force intertwine to describe the singular journey of a man as well as of a people whose future he helped shape in durable fashion.

   George-Étienne Cartier: A Canadian nation-builder

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   Why did Cartier become a baronet?

   • Cartier returned from London with a sense of duty fulfilled. From then on, he was among the men who would become known as the Fathers of Confederation. It was also around this time that he was made a baronet, according him the title “Sir” before his first name.

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   What did Cartier do in 1855?

   • In 1855 the government of which Cartier was a member had passed the Lower Canada Municipal and Road Act of 1855 (18 Vict., c.100), which created municipalities corresponding to the church parishes and grouped them in county municipalities; it was the basis of the system still to a great extent in force in Quebec.

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   What reforms did George-Étienne Cartier make?

   • The third great reform that dates from George-Étienne Cartier’s time in government is the drafting of the Civil Code of Lower Canada. During the French colonial period, Canada was subject to the coutume de Paris, the customary law of northern France.

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10. www.biographi.ca › en › theme_cartierSir George-Étienne Cartier - Dictionary of Canadian Biography

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    Learn about the life and achievements of one of the Fathers of Confederation, who fought for French Canadian rights and interests in 19th-century Canada. Explore his political career, his reforms, his role in the railroad and the Dominion, and his legacy.