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Alexander Galt was born in Chelsea, London, on September 6, 1817, the youngest son of John Galt, the Scottish novelist. His father was the agent for a Canadian land company.
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Excerpt from Statement of the Honorable A. T. Galt, in Reference to the Failure of the Commercial Bank I'think it' extremely improbable that the Bank can obtain assistance from any other quarter than the Government, as I should most strongly advise my Directors not to in crease the amount this Bank has already advanced to the Commercial Bank with the knowledge of the Government, for the reason that I believe all assistance will be in vain, if there is not a peremptory contraction of their loans. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Excerpt from Discours Prononcé par l'Honorable A. T. Galt, Ministre des Finances du Canada, en Présentant le Budget Les comptes publics our l'an dernier ont été clos au 20 'uin, et il a été fait un udget es dépenses encourues pour les dix erniers jours de l'année, c'est-à-dire jusqu'au 30 juin; ces 'comptes sont, je crois, entre les mains des honorables membres de cette chambre et j'en parlerai en peu de mots, invitant cette chambre et le pays en général à les consulter, car je crois que cette étude donnera une satisfaction universelle. Les dépenses de toutes sortes pendant l'année dernière ont été de sur ce montant ila été a plique, pour le rachat de la dette publique, une somme de 3, laissant une balance de chiffre qui représente la dépense ordinaire. D'un autre côté, on verra que pendant la même année on a réalisé un revenu de $12, Conséquemment, après avoir fait face à toutes les obligations qui nous ont été imposées dans le cours de l'année dernière, nous avons eu un surplus de (ecoutez! Econ tez et après avoir pourvu au rachat de la dette publique par venue àéchéance dans le cours de l'an dernier,nous avons porté au crédit du pays une somme de pas moins de (acclama tions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Excerpt from Speech of the Honorable A. T. Galt, Minister of Finance of Canada, in Introducing the Budget I think the House will agree with me in believing that it is not probable the Parliament of Canada will be required to provide the means for another general election. I trust the Union of the Provinces will have taken place in such time, that the next election will be a general election for the Federal Parliament of all the Provinces - (hear, hear) - and con sequently the Government does not think it necessary for the Parlia ment of Canada to make any provision for the expenses of that election. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Businessman politician statesman
Alexander Galt was born in Chelsea, London, on September 6, 1817, the youngest son of John Galt, the Scottish novelist. His father was the agent for a Canadian land company.
A young Galt himself went to Canada in 1835 as a clerk in the British American Land Company, which owned half a million acres of land in the Eastern Townships, between the St. Lawrence River and the United States border. He rose to become secretary and later commissioner of the company. Through this work he became interested in railway promotion, first in the region owned by the company and, later, with the construction of the Grand Trunk Railway, in the St. Lawrence Basin. Galt entered politics in 1849, representing Sherbrooke County, in the center of his company's holdings. This period in the legislature was brief, but he was reelected in 1853. As early as 1856 Galt began urging the federal union of the two Canadas rather than the legislative one. Galt soon established himself as the leader of the English-speaking members of the Assembly from Canada East and in July 1858 was invited to enter the Macdonald-Cartier government as minister of finance. He accepted on condition that the ministry support a resolution favoring a federal union of British North America which would be pressed on the British government. The idea of federation was premature at this time, and Galt and his colleagues had no success in urging it on the Colonial Office. Galt laid the basis for a protective tariff during these years through providing additional duties on manufactured imports. Out of office from 1862 to 1864, Galt returned to the finance portfolio in the coalition ministry that was formed to bring about a general federation of the British American colonies. In the confederation negotiations his financial skill was crucial in arranging the subsidy system intended to provide the necessary revenues for the poorer provinces of the new union. On the formation of the first ministry of the new Dominion, in July 1867, Galt again became minister of finance. His tenure was short, however, for his independent nature brought him into disagreement with the leader of the government, John Alexander Macdonald, and he resigned in October. He retired from Parliament in 1872. In the latter part of his life Galt made several ventures into diplomacy on behalf of Canada. In 1875 he served on the Halifax Fisheries Commission; in 1878 and 1879 Galt attempted unsuccessfully to negotiate commercial agreements with France and Spain; and he served as first high commissioner of Canada in London from 1880 to 1883. Galt's last years were spent in directing various enterprises in the western prairies in which his family was interested, notably irrigation, coal, and railroad ventures. He was knighted for public services in 1869 and died in Montreal on September 19, 1893.
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Galt appears to have had a very non-sectarian approach to religious faith and although the grandson of a Calvinist theologian, Alexander Galt supported both the Methodist and Anglican churches while his wife, Amy, was a lifelong Presbyterian.
On February 9, 1848, Galt married to Elliott Torrance, the daughter of John Torrance, of Saint-Antoine Hall, Montreal. She died on May 25, 1850, shortly after giving birth to their only son, Elliott. Later he married her younger sister, Amy Gordon Torrance. Amy gave birth to 7 daughters and 2 more sons.