biography
| name: |
Galt, Sir Alexander Tilloch
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pronunciation:
[gawlt]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1817–93)
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| biography:
| Canadian statesman, born in London, UK. He emigrated to Canada in 1835, and entered the Canadian parliament in 1849. He served as finance minister (1858–62, 1864–6) and as high commissioner in Britain (1880–3). |
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