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Thomas D'Arcy McGee

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Profession
Politician
Died
Apr 7, 1868
Zodiac
Aries
Born in
Ireland
About
Irish-Canadian politician and Father of Canadian Confederation. He founded the New Era publication in Montreal, Quebec, which promoted the right of Irish Catholic representation within the assembly. He was eventually elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada and became the minister of agriculture, immigration and statistics in the Conservative government. 
Family
His mother was the daughter of a bookseller in Dublin. His father, James McGee, was a soldier in the coast guard. He is the great-uncle to Frank Charles McGee, a Canadian businessman and Parliament member.

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