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Alexander Tilloch Galt
Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt (September 6, 1822-September 19, 1911) was an English-born Canadian politician, and a father of Canadian Confederation.
He was a member of the coalition government that secured Confederation between 1864 and 1867. He served as the first Minister of Finance in the new confederation and was the main architect of the Cayley-Galt Tariff., and became the first Canadian High Commissioner in London in 1880.
Alexander Galt is interred in the Mount Royal Cemetery in Montreal, Quebec. In Lennoxville, Quebec, the Alexander Galt High School was named in his honor.
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