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George Brown (Canadian politician)
Canadian politician (1818–1880)
The Honourable George Brown | |
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| In office August 2, 1858 – August 6, 1858 | |
| Preceded by | John A. Macdonald |
| Succeeded by | John A. Macdonald |
| In office 1867–1867 | |
| Preceded by | Office Established |
| Succeeded by | Edward Blake |
| In office December 16, 1873 – May 9, 1880 | |
| Appointed by | Alexander Mackenzie |
| Born | (1818-11-29)November 29, 1818 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland |
| Died | May 9, 1880(1880-05-09) (aged 61) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Manner of death | Assassination by firearm |
| Resting place | Toronto Necropolis |
| Citizenship | British |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Clear Grit Party |
| Profession | Journalist, publisher, politician |
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• Father of Confederation • | |
George Brown (November 29, 1818 – May 9, 1880) was a Canadian journalist, politician and one of the Fathers of Confederation. He attended the Charlottetown (September 1864) and Quebec (October 1864) conferences. Dalton used to come back from No. 10 seething with rage about what he called 'the incompetent little Prime Minister who just sat there doing nothing to influence a decision "while I had to sit listening to rambling monologues from your friend Ernie Bevin". I didn't share Dalton's view on Bevin, but I did begin to wonder about Mr Attlee. Everybody seemed to be talking about Attlee's indifference, and I spent a lot of time in the tea room of the House of Commons (I've learned better since!) listening to, and taking part in, the discussions that went on. At that time Patrick Gordon Walker was Herbert Morrison's P.P.S., and he and I had long discussions about what we regarded as the Attlee problem. Finally we decided that we should have to do something about it, so we determined to organize a 'putsch' to get rid of Mr Attlee and replace him by Bevin. Bevin was the only possible strong man to take his place as Prime Minister. One lot in the Parliamentary Labour Party British politician (1914–1985) The Right Honourable The Lord George-Brown PC Brown in 1967 Copyright ©cowroof.pages.dev 2025•
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Primary Sources
(1) George Brown, In My Way (1970)
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