T.L. Morrisey

Friday, April 7, 2023

Death of Thomas D'Arcy McGee, 7 April 1868

On this day, 7 April 1868, almost a year after Canadian Confederation, Thomas D'Arcy McGee was assassinated in Ottawa. There was an incredible outpouring of grief, he was well known as a politician working towards Confederation and he was one of Sir John A. Macdonald's closest friends. McGee was assassinated outside of his rooming house, located within walking distance of Parliament in Ottawa; his funeral in Montreal was the largest funeral for a Canadian politician, statesman, and poet.


The funeral cortege in Montreal, 1868



Wanted poster for the assassin of Thomas D'Arcy McGee



The funeral cortege in Montreal, 1868





McGee mausoleum at Cote des Neiges Cemetery, 2015



Notman photograph of McGee's Mausoleum, 1926



McGee's mausoleum, 2015




McGee's mausoleum, November 2015



McGee's mausoleum, November 2015



Stephen Morrissey outside of Thomas D'Arcy McGee's mausoleum, winter 2015



At McGee's Mausoleum, 2012

2 comments:

Jeff Legault said...

I think you have your year wrong. It's 1868 not 1866.

Stephen Morrissey said...

You're right, I will make the changes now. Thank you!