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George-Étienne Cartier

1814–1873 · 19th century

George-Étienne Cartier was a French Canadian lawyer and politician who led the Bleus of Canada East and shared power with John A. Macdonald in the Province of Canada. He joined the Great Coalition of 1864 and was a Father of Confederation, bringing Quebec into the Dominion of Canada in 1867. He also championed railway building.

George-Étienne Cartier
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). George-Étienne Cartier. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/george-etienne-cartier
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