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♂ Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt
aliasSir Alexander Tilloch Galt
Record
21893 · 5017

Anglican    ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased
A Father of Confederation 		Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 0 1
Birth 6 September 1817 → 206 years + 7 months ago
Lived 76 years
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 49 years + 11 months
Death 19 September 1893 → 130 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 21 years + 2 months after 19 July 1872
Conferences Confederation conferences attended
representing Canada East:
✓ Charlottetown (September 1864)
✓ Québec (October 1864)
✓ London (December 1866)
Special notes
None
 
Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt (1817–1893)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Charles A. Magrath (1860–1949) Son-in-law
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. Canada East (1864–1867)
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council ✗
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 4 11 12

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 1
CONS
 1 Minister 49–50 01 Jan 1867 — 07 Nov 1867 0 10 6
2. CA 1
CONS
 1 Minister 49–50 01 Jul 1867 — 07 Nov 1867 0 4 6
 1. President of the Treasury Board [Finance]
 2. Finance

Electoral history

Race 1  
Path points 3  
Documented challenger
n/a
 
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
1		 Québec
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17771(F) — 27 Nov 2021 22:07 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
49
LC
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 11 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,238 Votes: 862 Participation: 69.63% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Québec
15 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 14861(F) — 16 Feb 2022 19:58 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
50		 Successor:
CONS
 484 56.15% Joseph G. Robertson
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
2		 Québec
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
ID: 18648(F) — 25 Jun 2023 22:37 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
54		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. Edward T. Brooks

Online biographical references (6)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Canadian Encyclopedia
Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt		 16 Mar 2024
FR Encyclopédie canadienne
Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt		 16 Mar 2024
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Galt, Sir Alexander Tilloch		 16 Mar 2024
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Galt, sir Alexander Tilloch		 16 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt, M.P., P.C.		 16 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. sir Alexander Tilloch Galt, député, C.P.		 16 Mar 2024
FR Quebec National Assembly
Alexander Tilloch Galt		 16 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Alexander Tilloch Galt		 16 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Alexander Tilloch Galt		 16 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 16 Mar 2024 12:16 (but data presented dynamically)

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