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Prince Edward and Confederation

Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (1767-1820) and Confederation

Living in Canada from 1791-1800, Prince Edward Augustus had a profound effect in the unification of British North America into the Dominion of Canada in 1867. Actively engaged in the debates surrounding the unity of British North America, Edward could not have foreseen that its confederation would occur under the Crown of his daughter, Queen Victoria.

A plan for the federal union of British provinces in North America, Jonathan Sewell (1814)

Presented to the Duke of Kent by his friend, Lower Canadian Loyalist Jonathan Sewell, in 1814. The Duke supported Sewell's plan to unify the colonies, offering comments and critiques that would later be cited by Lord Durham (1839) and participants of the Charlottetown and Quebec Conferences (1864).
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Lord Durham's Report on the Affairs of British North America (1839)

Section of the report that cites the Letter from the Duke of Kent to Jonathan Sewell (commenting on his 1814 plan to unify British North America).
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  • About the Author
    • Lieutenant Governor's Speech at Diamond Jubilee Medal Ceremony
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    • La Citadelle, Quebec City
    • Government House, New Brunswick
    • Government House, Nova Scotia
    • Government House, PEI
    • Government House, Saskatchewan
    • Her Majesty's Royal Chapel of the Mohawk
    • Queen's Park, Ontario
    • QEW Monument, Toronto
    • Simcoe's Monument and Navy Hall
  • Resources that explore the Canadian Crown
    • A history of treaty-making in Canada
    • Burmese - The Saskatchewan Story of The Queen's Golden Jubilee Statue (2005)
    • Canada's Victoria Cross (2009)
    • Crown of Maples (2008)
    • Crown of Maples (2012)
    • Diamond Jubilee River Pagent (2012)
    • Discover Canada (2009)
    • Dr. Peter Russell explains prorogation and the Canadian Constitution (2012)
    • Fiftieth Anniversary of the 1939 Royal Visit (1989)
    • Governors, Lieutenant Governors and Administrators of Prince Edward Island
    • Historica-Dominion Diamond Jubilee Resource
    • New Zealand Cabinet Manuel
    • Queen Elizabeth II's Rededication of Vimy Ridge Memorial (2007)
    • Queen's Tours of Canada, 1951-2010
    • Teaching Parliament in Ontario (2009)
    • The Canadian Forces' Decoration (2011)
    • The Crown and the Provinces: Canada's Compound Monarchy (2010)
    • The Diamond Jubilee Window (2012)
    • The Governance of Britain Review of the Executive Royal Prerogative Powers: Final Report
    • The Monarchy in Alberta (2005)
    • Wearing Guide for the Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012)
  • Ontario Civics' Curriculum
  • Pledge of the Crown 2015