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Robert Barry Dickey, Father of Confederation

Robert B. Dickey (William James Topley).
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Robert Barry Dickey, born in Amherst, Nova Scotia, practised law there and sat in the province’s Legislative Council from 1858 to 1867. A Father of Confederation, he attended the Charlottetown and Quebec conferences but would not endorse the Quebec Resolutions until better financial terms were granted in 1866. A successful businessman, he was named to the Senate in 1867.

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Dickey as described in his designation.

Sources behind this record

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Robert Barry Dickey National Historic Person ↗

Parks Canada (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)

Importance; plaque text