Sir George Etienne Cartier: His Work for Canada and His Services to MontrealBoyd, John
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Sir George Etienne Cartier: His Work for Canada and His Services to Montreal
Boyd, John
Canada -- Politics and government -- 19th century; Cartier, George-Etienne, Sir, 1814-1873; Politicians -- Canada -- Biography
[4] A. D. DeCelles, Cartier Et Son Temps.
[5] Sir Adolphe Routhier-Conférence sur Sir George Etienne Cartier,
issued by the Cartier Centenary Committee in pamphlet form.
[6] See following pages.
[7] The above which is a faithful translation of the famous
French-Canadian national song, "O Canada Mon Pays, Mes Amours," is
intended simply to give the sense of the original. The song was
composed in 1835 by George Etienne Cartier, then a young man of 21 who
was destined to become one of the most illustrious figures in Canadian
history. Cartier was for some time secretary of the St. Jean Baptiste
Association which was founded by Ludger Duvernay in 1834, and it was
at the first celebration of St. Jean Baptiste day held in Montreal in
1835, that the song was sung for the first time by Cartier himself.
As the result of the indefatigable efforts of the president of the
Cartier Centenary Committee, Mr. E. W. Villeneuve and those associated
with him in this patriotic undertaking, the Centenary of Sir George
Etienne Cartier's birth will be commemorated in 1914 by the unveiling
of a magnificent monument on Mount Royal, and a series of historic
celebrations. A brilliant success is assured for the Centenary
celebration, and the splendid memorial which will stand on one of the
slopes of Mount Royal will forever commemorate the illustrious career
of Cartier and the great work of Canadian Confederation with which he
was prominently identified.
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