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Galt, Amy Gordon Torrance, Lady, 1834-1911
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1834-1911
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Amy Gordon Torrance was born in Montreal, one of 11 children of John Torrance and Elizabeth Fisher Torrance. In 1851 she married Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt, one of the Canadian Fathers of Confederation. He was the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Sherbrooke. A Quebec capitalist he raised support for the Grand Trunk Railway. Finance minister in the government of John A. Macdonald in 1858, he formulated the financial terms for the Confederation of 1867 that brought Canada into being. Together Lady Amy Gordon Torrance and Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt had eight children.
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Galt, Elliott Torrance, 1850-1928
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family
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Galt, Elliott Torrance, 1850-1928 is the sibling of Galt, Amy Gordon Torrance, Lady, 1834-1911
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Galt, A. T. (Alexander Tilloch), 1817-1893 (1817-1893)
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n 83011612
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family
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Galt, A. T. (Alexander Tilloch), 1817-1893 is the spouse of Galt, Amy Gordon Torrance, Lady, 1834-1911