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Fathers of Confederation
Note: This list includes the names of the Fathers of Confederation who attended the Charlottetown, Quebec and London Conferences.
The Charlottetown Conference September 1 to 8, 1864
The Quebec Conference October 10 to 29, 1864
The London Conference December 6 to 24, 1866
The British North American Act signed March 29, 1867 effective July 1, 1867
| Province | Name of Father | Year of Birth - Death | Charlottetown Conference | Quebec Conference | London Conference |
|---|
| Prince Edward Island |
George Coles |
1810-1875 |
X |
X |
|
| Prince Edward Island |
Colonel John Hamilton Gray |
1811-1887 |
X |
X |
|
| Prince Edward Island |
Andrew Archibald Macdonald |
1829-1912 |
X |
X |
|
| Prince Edward Island |
Edward Palmer |
1808-1889 |
X |
X |
|
| Prince Edward Island |
William Henry Pope |
1825-1879 |
X |
X |
|
| Prince Edward Island |
Thomas Heath Haviland |
1822-1895 |
|
X |
|
| Prince Edward Island |
Edward Whelan |
1824-1867 |
|
X |
|
| Nova Scotia |
Sir Adams Archibald |
1814-1892 |
X |
X |
X |
| Nova Scotia |
Robert B. Dickey |
1811-1903 |
X |
X |
|
| Nova Scotia |
William Henry |
1816-1888 |
X |
X |
X |
| Nova Scotia |
Jonathan McCully |
1809-1877 |
X |
X |
X |
| Nova Scotia |
John Ritchie |
1808-1890 |
|
|
X |
| Nova Scotia |
Sir Charles Tupper |
1821-1915 |
X |
X |
X |
| Newfoundland |
Sir Frederick Carter |
1819-1900 |
|
X |
|
| Newfoundland |
Sir Ambrose Shea |
1815-1905 |
|
X |
|
| New Brunswick |
Edward Chandler |
1800-1880 |
X |
X |
|
| New Brunswick |
Charles Fisher |
1808-1880 |
|
X |
X |
| New Brunswick |
John Hamilton Gray |
1814-1889 |
X |
X |
|
| New Brunswick |
John Johnson |
1818-1868 |
X |
X |
X |
| New Brunswick |
Peter Mitchell |
1824-1899 |
|
X |
X |
| New Brunswick |
William Steeves |
1814-1873 |
X |
X |
|
| New Brunswick |
Sir S. Leonard Tilley |
1818-1896 |
X |
X |
X |
| New Brunswick |
Robert Wilmot |
1809-1891 |
|
|
X |
| Canada |
George Brown |
1818-1880 |
X |
X |
|
| Canada |
Sir Alexander Campbell |
1822-1892 |
X |
X |
|
| Canada |
Sir George-Etienne Cartier |
1814-1873 |
X |
X |
X |
| Canada |
Jean-Charles Chapais |
1811-1885 |
|
X |
|
| Canada |
James Cockburn |
1819-1883 |
|
X |
|
| Canada |
Sir Alexander Galt |
1817-1893 |
X |
X |
X |
| Canada |
Sir William Howland |
1811-1907 |
|
|
X |
| Canada |
Sir Hector Langevin |
1826-1906 |
X |
X |
X |
| Canada |
Sir John A. Macdonald |
1815-1891 |
X |
X |
X |
| Canada |
William McDougall |
1822-1905 |
X |
X |
X |
| Canada |
Thomas D'Arcy McGee |
1825-1868 |
X |
X |
|
| Canada |
Sir Oliver Mowat |
1820-1903 |
|
X |
X |
| Canada |
Sir Etienne-P. Tache |
1795-1865 |
|
X |
|