refused to serve under him. A widower since 11 January, he agreed to run as a federal candidate instead when his friends urged him to assume the mantle of Sir George-Étienne
the Conservative members of parliament from Quebec. Caron was one of the ambitious young men eager to wrest from Langevin’s hands the sceptre passed on by George-Étienne
politicians such as Sir George-Étienne Cartier*, Sir Hector-Louis
mp for the Montreal riding of George-Étienne Cartier, which included a large population of Jewish origin. Re-elected five times, he spoke for
law, articling with the firm of George-Étienne Cartier*, among whose clients were the Sulpicians and the Grand Trunk Railway. Cartier
-Étienne Cartier government was weak, and the Clear Grit opposition, led by George
Congregational Church there. Joseph’s brothers Andrew*, George
to coordinate operations. With the help of organizers such as Joseph Cauchon for the Quebec City region and George-Étienne Cartier
terrible” bore the brunt of the attack. In one incident his efforts were vain: George-Étienne Cartier*, during the episode of “La
-Étienne Cartier* to London to negotiate the transfer of the HBC territory to Canadian title, effective 1 Dec. 1869. And as minister
Île, stricken with typhus in 1847 [see George Mellis
Terrebonne. The new civil code of Canada East, a masterpiece of its kind, came into force on 1 Aug. 1866 [see George-Étienne
, manifestations, articles de journaux, conférences, etc., qui ont marqué la célébration du centenaire de la naissance de sir George-Étienne Cartier et l’érection de monuments à la mémoire de ce grand homme d’État
-Laurent on the island of Montreal. At this gathering a body to focus resistance, the Comité Central et Permanent du District de Montréal, was set up and Lorimier and George-Étienne
. Thereafter the paper gave unqualified support to the Conservative party of George-Étienne Cartier*, its plan for confederation, and its
about attacking not only the liberal democrats of the Institut Canadien and their organs Le Pays and Le Courrier de Saint-Hyacinthe, but also the supporters of George-Étienne
1858 thanks to a grant he obtained through George-Étienne Cartier*. Côté has to his credit as well works by Arthur
Quebec. Although Sir George-Étienne Cartier* clearly did not take kindly to suggestions from White about Montreal patronage
saltpetre and sulphur do not whiten what is black!”
In March 1834 Duvernay had joined with George-Étienne