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George-Étienne Cartier

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In 1834 he joined the electoral campaign of Louis-Joseph Papineau and Wolfred Nelson.[1] He took part in founding the Société Saint-Jean-Baptiste patriotic society in 1834.[1] In 1837 he fought in the battle of Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu.[1] After a year of exile in the United States, he declared his loyalty to the British Crown in 1838.[1]

Cartier married Hortense Fabre, daughter of former Montreal mayor Édouard-Raymond Fabre, on June 16, 1846.[2] Cartier was made a baronet by Queen Victoria in 1868 for his role in institutional reform and Confederation.[3] He died from Bright's disease.[1] Cartier became a member of the bar in 1835.[1]

What the cited sources add

It also notes he helped establish normal schools and create the Canadian militia.[3] The same source reports Cartier was made a baronet in 1868.[3] The Bank of Canada unveiled a commemorative ten-dollar note in 2017 featuring Cartier's portrait.[4][5] The account from the national historic site of Canada states Cartier was instrumental in the adoption of the Civil Code of Lower Canada and the elimination of the seigneurial system.[3]

References

  1. "George-Étienne Cartier was the composer of Ô! Canada, mon pays! mes amours !", Sir George-Étienne Cartier National Historic Site, March 8, 2018. facts only, no text reused. pc.gc.ca
  2. Wikipedia, "George-Étienne Cartier" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Types of Canadian Women and of Women who are or have been Connected with Canada", Williams Briggs, 1903, p. 46 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. "George-Étienne Cartier Was Made a Baronet by Queen Victoria in 1868, Which Explains Why His Name is Preceded by "Sir"", Sir George-Étienne Cartier National Historic Site of Canada, March 8, 2018. facts only, no text reused. pc.gc.ca
  4. Bank of Canada: Celebrating Canada's 150th.. facts only, no text reused. bankofcanada.ca
  5. Wikipedia, "George-Étienne Cartier" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Bank of Canada: Celebrating Canada's 150th. (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article George-Étienne Cartier (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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