Alexander Tilloch Galt Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Alexander Tilloch Galt, based on 4 World History Database records associated with Canada.

4 records1844–18804 events3 places

Chronological biography

1844

Legislative Assembly1844

Government / Government of Canada · Member of Legislative Assembly · Sherbrooke

Elected to the Legislative Assembly for Sherbrooke before Confederation.

1858

Minister of Finance1858

Government / Government of Canada · Minister of Finance

Appointed Finance Minister

1867

First Cabinet1 July 1867

Government / Government of Canada · Minister of Finance · Ottawa

Serves as first finance minister after Confederation.

1880

High Commissioner1880

Government / Government of Canada · High Commissioner · Quebec

Appointed High Commissioner of the Dominion of Canada in London

Titles and roles

High Commissioner · Member of Legislative Assembly · Minister of Finance

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.