CA-K568History

Sir Leonard Tilley, New Brunswick Father of Confederation

Samuel Leonard Tilley, February 1869 (Topley Studio). Samuel Leonard Tilley · William James Topley · Photo source · Photo licence: Public domain. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.

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Samuel Leonard Tilley of Gagetown led New Brunswick’s government and was a delegate to the Charlottetown, Québec and London conferences, an architect of the British North America Act and leader of the province’s pro-Confederation forces. As federal Minister of Finance he drafted the National Policy, and he twice served as lieutenant-governor of New Brunswick.

Scope & context

Tilley as described in his designation (see CA-K152).

Sources behind this record

Sir Samuel Leonard Tilley National Historic Person ↗

Parks Canada (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)

Importance; plaque text