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Cartier, George Etienne

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Cartier, George Etienne (1814-1873)

French-Canadian politician. He fought against the British in the rebellion 1837, was elected to the Canadian parliament 1848, and was joint prime minister with John A Macdonald 1858-62. He brought Québec into the Canadian federation 1867. Baronet 1868.

Cartier was born in St Antoine, Québec. He joined the reconstructed Liberal-Conservative party in 1854. He was largely responsible for the removal of seigneurial tenure from Lower Canada, and for the Grand Trunk railway as well as for the final determination to construct the Canadian Pacific.
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