Sir George-Étienne Cartier, 1st Baronet, (pronounced ; September 6, 1814May 20, 1873) was a
Canadian
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statesman and
Father of Confederation
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.
The English spelling of the name—George, instead of Georges, the usual French spelling—is explained by his having been named in honour of
King George III
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.
In the years leading up to
Confederation
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, Cartier was a dominant figure in the politics of
Canada East
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as leader of the
Parti bleu
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. In 1838 he returned to
Montreal
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after a year in exile for his role in the
Lower Canada Rebellion
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. He officially entered politics in 1848. During his long career he promoted the establishment of the
Civil Code
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as the formal law of Canada East, instead of sole use of
common law
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as was present in Canada West. He also promoted the introduction of primary education in the province. Cartier had several reasons for supporting Confederation, notably his fear of
American expansion. He died in London, England, on May 20, 1873.
Early career
George-Étienne Cartier was born on September 6, 1814, in
Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Quebec (then known as
Lower Canada
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). Cartier was educated and was called to the
bar
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in 1834 where he began to practise his profession. He was also involved in the railway business, and
Grand Trunk Railway
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was one of his legal clients.
Early in his career, Cartier was inspired by
Louis-Joseph Papineau
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. Through this connection, Cartier became a member of the
Société des Fils de la Liberté ("Sons of Liberty") and took part in the
Lower Canada Rebellion
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of 1837 at the
Battle of Saint-Denis. For his part in the uprising, Cartier was
exile
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d and he took temporary refuge in
Vermont
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. However, he was allowed to return to Montreal in 1838 to resume his law practice.
On his return to Lower Canada in 1838, which was now
Canada East
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of the
Province of Canada
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, Cartier resumed his law practice. He was a member of the
Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society and became active in politics as campaign manager of
Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine
Sir Louis-Hippolyte Ménard '' dit'' La Fontaine, 1st Baronet, KCMG (October 4, 1807 – February 26, 1864) was a Canadian politician who served as the first Premier of the United Province of Canada and the first head of a responsible governmen ...
. In 1848, Cartier gave up his law practice and ran for office as a Reformer and was elected to the
Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
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.
During his time in the Union parliament, Cartier introduced a
bill
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in 1852 for the creation of the Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada. In 1854 Cartier was appointed to
cabinet
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. From 1857 to 1862 he served alongside
John A. Macdonald as co-premier of the united province. Cartier was a loyal friend of Macdonald, with whom he created the
Great Coalition with
George Brown in 1864. The purpose of the Great Coalition was to end the political instability in the province, which had six governments in as many years.
The Great Coalition was one of the first steps in the movement towards
Confederation
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. He attended all three of the conferences convened for this purpose:
Charlottetown
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,
Quebec
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, and
London
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. Cartier was largely responsible for gaining
French-Canadian
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support for the union.
Cartier also played a leading role in pushing through legislative reform that effectively abolished the semi-feudal
seigneurial system of land ownership in Lower Canada, turning its legislative council into an elected body of representatives, and pushed successfully for the adoption of the
Civil Code
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within the province.
Political life in The Dominion of Canada
Upon the creation of the Dominion of Canada in
1867, Macdonald became
prime minister
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and Cartier was his Minister of Militia and Defence. As the law of the time allowed a
dual mandate
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in both the federal and provincial governments, Cartier ran in the
1867 Quebec provincial election in
Montréal-Est electoral district. Cartier was elected as a
Conservative
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supporter of the
Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau
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government. As a result, Cartier was both a member of the
Parliament of Canada
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and the
Legislative Assembly of Quebec
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.
Federally, Cartier represented
Montreal East
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following the conclusion of Canada's first election on 20 September 1867. At the next federal election in August 1872, he was defeated by
Louis-Amable Jetté
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In 1872, he wa ...
while seeking a second term in Montreal East in the face of the
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. The following month Cartier was acclaimed the victor in the
Manitoba
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riding of
Provencher after
Louis Riel
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and Henry James Clarke resigned as candidates there.
Notably, Cartier had intended to support an
amnesty
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for Riel for his role in setting up a Provisional government in the Northwest, but that the Conservative government reneged on its promise to secure amnesty for the Métis leader, who was Cartier's maternal fifth cousin, twice removed. Both were descended from
Canadian pioneer Zacharie Cloutier
Zacharie Cloutier (c. 1590 – September 17, 1677) was a French carpenter who immigrated to New France in 1634 in the first wave of the Percheron immigration from the former province of Perche, to an area that is today part of Quebec, Cana ...
and Xainte Dupont (c. 1596 - 1680) who had, in 1634, immigrated to
New France
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in the first wave of the
Percheron Immigration from the former province of
Perche
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, to an area that, today, is part of
Quebec
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, Canada. He settled in
Beauport and founded one of the foremost families of Quebec.
During his tenure in
Ottawa
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, Cartier was responsible for the negotiations with Britain and the
Hudson's Bay Company
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for the purchase of
Rupert's Land and the
North-Western Territory
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by Canada. Cartier was also an active participant in the negotiations that lead to the creation of the province of Manitoba and the entry of
British Columbia
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into Confederation. In keeping with his ties to the railways, in 1872 Cartier introduced a bill for the creation of the
Canadian Pacific Railway
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. From 1867 to 1873 he was the
Minister of Militia and Defence.
Illness
In 1871, Cartier experienced the first symptom of
Bright's Disease
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, a kidney disease. After the
1872 election, Cartier travelled to London hoping to find a cure. His health did not improve and he died in London on May 20, 1873 at the age of 58. He was unable to pay a visit to his Manitoba riding where he was acclaimed a Member of Parliament. His body was brought back to Canada, and interred in the
Cimetière Notre-Dame-des-Neiges in
Montreal
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, following a public funeral procession.
Family
George-Étienne Cartier married Hortense Fabre, daughter of
Édouard-Raymond Fabre, former mayor of Montreal, on June 16, 1846. The couple had three children, all girls, one of whom died in infancy, and one in 1886. After she was widowed, Lady Cartier enjoyed a pension of $1,200 in recognition of her husband's services. When Caroline, the eldest daughter, died in March 1886, at her request her remains were brought to Montreal and interred alongside those of her father. Lady Cartier and their surviving daughter Hortense lived in Cannes, France, until Lady Cartier died on February 27, 1898. She was buried in Quebec alongside her husband and daughter, in
Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery. In 1892 Lady Cartier presented a marble bust of her husband to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec. Cartier's niece
Victoria Cartier was a noted Canadian music educator, organist and pianist.
Legacy
The entry of Canada East (
Quebec
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) into the Confederation is Cartier's most significant contribution to his country. Following the rebellions in 1837/1838 and the
Durham Report, Upper and Lower Canada were merged into a single colony. Great Britain had begun to loosen its ties to the North American colonies. The United States was becoming more and more powerful, and represented a threat to Canada. In 1864, George Brown, leader of the Clear Grits in Canada West (
Ontario
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), proposed an alliance with the Conservatives of Macdonald and Cartier. In 1867, following a series of discussions and conferences (at
Charlottetown
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and Quebec), the alliance known as the Grand Coalition succeeded in forging the agreement which gave birth to Confederation. From this time onwards, the new federal government convened in Ottawa. In 1834 he contributed to founding the Société Saint-Jean-Baptiste patriotic society, where he sang his famous poem
Ô Canada, mon pays! mes amours! (not to be confused with the national anthem of Canada).
Honours and memorials
To celebrate the part he played in the country's development, Cartier was created a
baronet
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, of Montreal, in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
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Baronetage of England (1611–1705)
King James ...
by
Queen Victoria
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in 1868. Since he had no legal heirs, the Cartier baronetcy became extinct on his death. In addition, he had the prenominal "
The Honourable
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" and the postnominal "
PC" for life by virtue of being made a member of the
Queen's Privy Council for Canada
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on 1 July 1867.
Ontario's
Macdonald-Cartier Freeway
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is a controlled-access 400-series highway in the Canadian provin ...
(Highway 401) is named after Cartier and fellow Father of Confederation
John A. Macdonald, as are Ottawa's
Macdonald-Cartier International Airport Macdonald-Cartier may refer to:
* Macdonald-Cartier Freeway, in southern Ontario, also known as Highway 401
*Macdonald-Cartier Bridge, a bridge between Ottawa, Ontario, and Gatineau, Quebec
*Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport, a major ...
and the
Macdonald-Cartier Bridge
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, linking Ottawa, Ontario, with
Gatineau
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, Quebec. The former
Macdonald-Cartier High School
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of
Saint-Hubert, Quebec
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, was named after John A. Macdonald and Cartier, which has merged and became
Heritage Regional High School
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HRTV
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.
Cartier's residence in Montreal, at 458 Notre-Dame Street East, is now the
Sir George-Étienne Cartier National Historic Site
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, dedicated to his life and achievements. It also serves to recall the architectural heritage and lifestyles of the upper middle class of 19th-century Montreal.
In 1931,
Canada Post
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issued a ten-cent postage stamp with Cartier's portrait surrounded by the national symbol, the
maple leaf
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History of use in Canada
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.
Numerous streets in Quebec and elsewhere in Canada have been named for Cartier, as has the
Montreal Metro
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's
Cartier station in
Laval, Quebec
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.
Six schools have been named in his honour:
*George-Étienne Cartier French Catholic primary school in Ottawa, Ontario.
*George-Étienne Cartier primary school in Gatineau, Québec.
*George-Étienne-Cartier French preschool in Longueuil, Quebec
*Sir George-Étienne Cartier Primary school in London, Ontario.
*George-Étienne Cartier French Catholic primary school in Toronto, Ontario
*École secondaire Macdonald-Cartier high school in Sudbury, Ontario.
He was portrayed by
David La Haye in the 2011
CBC Television
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film ''
John A.: Birth of a Country''.
In 2017, the
Bank of Canada
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unveiled a commemorative
Canadian ten-dollar note in honour of
Canada 150, featuring Cartier's portrait alongside Sir
John A. Macdonald,
Agnes Macphail
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and
James Gladstone
James Gladstone ( bla, Akay-na-muka, script=Latn, italic=yes, lit=Many Guns; May 21, 1887 – September 4, 1971) was a Canadian politician who claimed to become the first Treaty Indian to be appointed to the Senate of Canada.
Early life
Jame ...
.
Mount Cartier near
Revelstoke, British Columbia
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, is named in his honour.
Arms
See also
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List of presidents of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society of Montreal
Archives
There is a George-Étienne Cartier
fonds
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at
Library and Archives Canada
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.
Electoral history
References
Biographies
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External links
Alastair Sweeny, ''George-Étienne Cartier: A Biography'' Web version*
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