GALT, SIR ALEXANDER TILLOCH

1817-93), Canadian statesman; s. of ohn Galt, the novelist; emigrated to Canada, 1835; reorganized Canadian finance and shared in federation of Brit. N. Amer. Provinces. novelist; 6. Irvine; prolific writer of stories dealing with Scot. life and character, of which the best are The Ayrshire Legatees, Annals of the Parish, The Entail, and Lawrie Todd.