George-Etienne Cartier Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for George-Etienne Cartier, based on 6 World History Database records associated with Canada.

6 records1857–18676 events3 places

Chronological biography

1857

Political Coalition1857

Government / Government of Canada · Legislator · Quebec

Works with John A. Macdonald to build a conservative coalition.

1858

Ottawa Capital1858

Government / Government of Canada · Legislator · Ottawa

Supports Ottawa after Queen Victoria selects it as permanent capital.

1864

Great Coalition22 June 1864

Government / Government of Canada · Attorney General · Quebec

Supports Confederation through the Great Coalition.

Charlottetown Conference1 September 1864

Government / Government of Canada · Delegate · Charlottetown

Represents Canada East during Confederation discussions at Charlottetown.

Quebec Conference10 October 1864

Government / Government of Canada · Delegate · Quebec

Defends provincial powers during the Quebec Conference.

1867

First Cabinet1 July 1867

Government / Government of Canada · Minister of Militia · Ottawa

Serves in the first federal cabinet after Confederation.

Titles and roles

Attorney General · Delegate · Legislator · Minister of Militia

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.