Samuel L. Tilley
A Fellow New Brunswick Father Of Confederation
Tilley 1869
Julia Ann Hanford
Lady Alice Tilley
Background Information
His parents were Thomas Morgan Tilley (Father) and Susan Ann Peters (Mother).
What He Did
Tilley was attended all three of the Confederation Conferences and he supported Confederation very much. He was also the New Brunswick Premier 1861-1865 until his government was defeated in the election of that year. While he was premier, Tilley supported his colony going into Confederation and also the construction of the cross-country railway.
During Confederation in 1867 Tilley joined federal politics; he served in the federal McDonald Cabinet as a Minister of Customs (Meaning he was responsible for all the tax collections). In 1873 he became the Minister of Finance until the defeat of the government later in that year. Then, he was chosen as the 4th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick in 1873 until 1878 where he finally became the Minister of Finance again (as the Tories rose to power again) until he retired in 1885 to become the 7th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick.
Fun Fact
Although it was a nice name "Dominion" had been used to name other British colonies such as the "Dominion of New England".
In the end though, Dominion of Canada was chosen.
Bibliography
- http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Tilley_et_Hanford.jpg/200px-Tilley_et_Hanford.jpg
- http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Samuel_Leonard_Tilley.jpg/200px-Samuel_Leonard_Tilley.jpg
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Leonard_Tilley
- http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/Lady_Alice_Tilley_by_William_James_Topley.jpg
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperance_movement
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_of_Customs_and_Inland_Revenue_(Canada)