![]() ![]() Lawrence and Atlantic Railway.Ĭartier soon became active in politics. In 1838, he successfully petitioned to return and practice law in Montreal.Īmong his clients were the Sulpician Order, the original seigneurs of Montreal, and the St. See Rebellion in Lower Canada.) After a narrow escape, Cartier lived in exile in Vermont. They successfully routed Colonel Charles Gore’s force of British regulars. In 1837, Cartier fought bravely alongside Wolfred Nelson and the rebels at the Battle of St-Denis. Perhaps the model for the later national anthem, “ O Canada.” He was also secretary of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society in 1843. ![]() HeĬomposed the patriotic song “ Ô Canada! mon pays! mes amours!” It was The radical Fils de la Liberté (Sons of Liberty), to fight against the Château Clique. George-Étienne Cartier was from a wealthy family of grain exporters and millers.Īccording to family legend, they were descendants of the family of Jacques Cartier.Ī graduate of the Sulpician Collège de Montréal, Cartier was called to the bar in 1835. ![]()
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