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Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt

Born in England, Galt came to Sherbrooke in 1835, and played a key role in the development of the Eastern Townships as Commissioner of the British American Land Company, as entrepreneur, railway promoter and Sir of the legislature. When Minister of Finance in 1858 he initiated an autonomous tariff policy. An early advocate of Confederation, he represented the English of Lower Canada and was responsible for the financial provisions of the British North America Act. First High Commissioner to London in 1800, he was prominent in developing Canada’s relations with the Empire. He died at Montreal.

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Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt

Né en Angleterre, Galt symbolise le passage du Canada de colonie à nation. Commissaire de la British Americain Land Company, promoteur des chemins de fer, entrepreneur, député de Sherbrooke, il fut au coeur du développement des Cantons de l’Est. Ministre des Finances sous l’Union, il fut le père de l’autonomie tarifaire au Canada. Artisan de la Confédération, il inspira les arrangements financiers de 1867 et se fit le défenseur de la minorité anglophone du Bas-Canada. Premier Haut-Commissaire du Canada à Londres en 1880, il joua un rôle important dans les relations avec l’Empire. Il est mort à Montreal.

Location: Rodolphe-Vallée Park, Sherbrooke
Emplacement : Parc Rodolphe-Vallée, Sherbrooke
Coordinates · Coordonnées: 45.404037, -71.902942
Source: Parks Canada – Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada commemorative plaques (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)
Licence · Permission: Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
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