The Fathers of Confederation
This famous painting of the Fathers of Confederation depicts a scene that did not actually occur. True, all of these men helped negotitate the founding of the Dominion but the seating arrangements and scenery never occurred.
Quebec Conference, 1864
Front Row (left to right): E. Whalen, A.T. Galt, George Brown, J.A. Macdonald, Col. J.H. Gray, C. Tupper, .-P. TachM, S.L. Tilley, George- . Cartier, J. McCully, E.B. Chandler, W.H. Steeves, Lt. Col. J.H. Gray.
Back Row (left to right): G. Coles, H.L. Langevin, E. Palmer, O. Mowat, J.M. Johnson, A.G. Archibald, C. Fisher, J. Cockburn, J.C. Chapais, W.A. Henry, R.B. Dickey, A.A. Macdonald, W.H. Pope, J.A. Shea, F.B.T. Carter, H. Bernard, J.H. Haviland.
SOURCE: Notman Photographic Archives.
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