- Object type: Photo
- Formal Title: Fathers of Confederation
- Creator: unknown
- Date Created: 1864
- Origin: Charlottetown, Prince Edward island
- Current Location: Ottawa, Canada
Other than war, there is nothing man can do which has so large an impact on law and justice as creating a new nation.
In the 1700s and through to the present-day, people have come together to carve out independent nations, such as this group which, in 1864, met at Charlottetown on the little island off Nova Scotia called Prince Edward Island, and decided to form what is now Canada.
The motley group of French and English, Protestant and Roman Catholics, was headed by the charismatic Ontario politician John MacDonald, front row, fourth from the left.
Photography was all the rage so the group left their drinks inside for a moment, and sat for this historic group photo.
Three years later, their wish was granted by Queen Victoria. She chose Otawa as the capital and MacDonald to form the first government.
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