George Brown

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George Brown was a prominent 19th-century Canadian journalist, politician, and reform leader who played a key role in the movement toward Canadian Confederation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Fathers of Confederation
human
journalist
politician
reformer
appointedToSenateBy John A. Macdonald NERFINISHED
appointedToSenateOn 1873-12-23
causeOfDeath gunshot wound
infection
citizenship Canada
United Kingdom
countryOfBirth Scotland
countryOfDeath Canada NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1818-11-29
dateOfDeath 1880-05-09
editorOf The Globe NERFINISHED
familyName Brown NERFINISHED
father Peter Brown NERFINISHED
founded The Globe NERFINISHED
fullName George Brown NERFINISHED
givenName George NERFINISHED
immigratedTo New York, United States NERFINISHED
Toronto, Upper Canada NERFINISHED
knownFor advocacy of representation by population
founding The Globe newspaper in Toronto
leading Canadian reform movement in Canada West
role in Canadian Confederation
language English
marriageDate 1862-11-27
mother Catherine Mackenzie NERFINISHED
notableWork The Globe NERFINISHED
occupation journalist
newspaper editor
politician
publisher
reform leader
participatedIn Charlottetown Conference NERFINISHED
Quebec Conference of 1864 NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Toronto, Ontario, Canada NERFINISHED
politicalParty Clear Grits NERFINISHED
Liberal Party of Canada NERFINISHED
positionHeld Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
Member of the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada
Senator of Canada
religion Presbyterian
surface form: Presbyterianism
residence Toronto, Ontario, Canada NERFINISHED
Toronto, Province of Canada NERFINISHED
spouse Anne Nelson NERFINISHED
yearOfImmigration 1837

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