Type of record Elected candidate ✓ Known but unelected candidate Perennial candidate |
Deceased A Father of Confederation |
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Birth | 14 June 1811 → 212 years + 10 months ago |
Lived | 76 years + 1 month |
Death | 13 August 1887 → 136 years + 8 months ago |
Conferences | Confederation conferences attended representing Prince Edward Island: ✓ Charlottetown (September 1864) ✓ Québec (October 1864) ✗ London (December 1866) |
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John Hamilton Gray (1811–1887) © Photo c.1865 William Notman — Public domain |
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Well that's interesting! | |||||
What are the odds? PoliCan names 38 men as "Fathers of Confederation," but two are named John Hamilton Gray: this one, from Prince Edward Island, and another one, from New Brunswick. This one was born in 1811 and died in 1887, while the one from New Brunswick was born in 1814 and died in 1889. |
Pre-Conf. | Prince Edward Island (1858–1865) |
Canadian Senate | ✗ |
Legis. Council | ✗ |
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Race | 1 | |
Path point | 1 |
2 documented challengers | |
⊖ Benjamin Davies m |
⊖ David Laird m |
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Bilingual references are counted as a single reference. | Retrieved on | |
EN | Dictionary of Canadian Biography Gray, John Hamilton |
16 Mar 2024 |
FR | Dictionnaire biographique du Canada Gray, John Hamilton |
16 Mar 2024 |
EN | Wikipedia John Hamilton Gray (Prince Edward Island politician) |
16 Mar 2024 |
FR | Wikipédia John Hamilton Gray (homme politique, 1811-1887) |
16 Mar 2024 |