Galt, Sir Alexander Tilloch

(1817-1893). Son of John Galt ( q.v. ). Elected to the Legislature, 1849, for Sherbrooke. Dropped out of public life for several years, but in 1853 again elected for Sherbrooke. Took an active part in the movement leading up to Confederation; a member of several administrations before and after Confederation; high commi ioner in Great Britain, 1880-1883. Index : Md Declines task of forming a ministry, 86; becomes minister of finance in Cartier-Mac donald administration, 86; speaks in favour of Confederation, 96; goes to England with Cartier and Rose to secure approval of British government to proposed union, 97; one of commi ioners sent to England in 1865 to confer with Imperial government on Confederation, defence, reciprocity, etc., 120-121; minister of finance in first Dominion ministry, 134; resigns, 1867, and succeeded by Rose, 136; introduces high tariff (1859), 218; his protection policy supported by Mac donald, 219; appointed high commi ioner, 227. T Makes Confederation a Cabinet question, 63; delegate to Charlotte town Conference, 74-75; to Quebec Conference, 76; presented to the queen, 124; minister of finance in first Dominion ministry, 129, 130. B Asked by Sir Edmund Head to form government, declines, 106, 133; favours federal union, 106; takes Cayley's place in Mac donald-Cartier government, 107; advocates in 1858 federal union of all British North American provinces, 132-133; pledges Cartier government to federal union policy, 133; mi ion to England, 133; his connection with reciprocity negotiations in 1865, 193-196; his connection with negotiations with George Brown as to Confederation, 152, 154-155, 160; goes to England on Confederation mi ion, 186. C Goes to England with Cartier and Rose in connection with Confederation, 56-57; refuses decoration of C. B., 126-127. Bib. : Works: Canada from 1849 to 1859 ; Union of the British North American Provinces . For biog., see Taylor, Brit. Am. : Dent, Can. Por. and Last Forty Years ; Pope, Memoirs of Sir John A. Mac donald ; Egerton and Grant, Canadian Constitutional Development .