Tilley Sir Leonard 1818-1896 Wilmot Era Grandson Of William Peters 3

succeeds Wilmot as lieutenant-governor, 133. (Tilley era) Elected to New

Brunswick Assembly, 1850, 1; born in Gagetown, New Brunswick, May 8,

1818, his descent, 1-2; his father, 3-4; early home, 4-5; education, 5;

begins commercial life, 7; espouses cause of total abstinence, 8; his

business career, 8-9; enters political life, 10; returned for St. John

city, 10; his colleagues, 11-15; supports Ritchie's amendment, 18;

esigns his seat, 24; out of Parliament, 25; his tariff views, 29-30;

becomes provincial secretary, 32; introduces prohibitory liquor bill,

34; defeated in St. John, 41; elected in St. John, 43; provincial

secretary, 43; his nomination speech, 52; delegate to England in railway

matter, 54-55; attends Quebec Intercolonial Railway Conference, 56;

again in England on same matter, 57; supports Confederation, 59;

proposes uniform tariff for Maritime Provinces, 70-71; attends

Charlottetown Conference, 73; and Quebec Conference, 77, 79; candidate

in St. John, 84; resigns, 90; his influence, 104; again provincial

secretary, 105; elected for St. John, 109; the Confederation movement,

112; his personal magnetism, 113; his work for Confederation, 114; his

defence of the union, 116-118; delegate to England, 120; presented to

the queen, 124; in first Dominion ministry, 128-129; becomes minister of

finance, 130; represents St. John in Dominion Parliament, 131; receives

honour of C. B., 132; his parliamentary career, 133-134; appointed

lieutenant-governor, 134; his governorship, 135-136; returns to

political life as minister of finance, 137; again lieutenant-governor,

138-139; his popularity, 140; his religious life, 140-141; given a K. C.

M. G., 141; visits the queen at Osborne, 142; his marriage, 1843, 142;

his second wife, 142; his family, 142-143; last illness and death, 1896,

144-145; funeral service, 146; his character, 147-148. (Joseph Howe era) His

government defeated in New Brunswick on Confederation issue, 179;

returned to office, 187; welcomes Tupper on his return from England,

207; urges Sir John Macdonald to visit Nova Scotia and confer with

leaders of Anti-Confederate party, 209. (George Brown Era) Tours Canada with other

delegates after Quebec Conference, 166; defeated in New Brunswick on

Confederation issue, 182-183; in Peter Mitchell's Pro-Confederation

ministry, 188; relations with Macdonald, 202-203. (Sir John A Macdonald era) Delegate to

Quebec Conference, 110; letters to, from Macdonald, on Confederation,

117-118, 125-126; minister of customs, 134; supports Intercolonial route

running directly across New Brunswick, 153; supports Macdonald and the

national policy, 220; introduces a bill to give effect to the national

policy, 228-229; his co-operation with Macdonald, 270-271. =Bib.=: Dent,

Can. Por. and Last Forty Years; Taylor, Brit. Am.; Hannay, Life

and Times of Sir Leonard Tilley and History of New Brunswick.