Visiting Thomas D'Arcy McGee's mausoleum, at Cote des Neiges Cemetery, fourteen years ago, on 20 April 2010. The other mausoleums along this road belonged to the families of prominent Montrealers of that time, the mid- to late-1800s.
Saturday, April 27, 2024
Thursday, April 13, 2023
Thomas D'Arcy McGee, born on this day in 1825
From the library of Canada's website:
Born in Ireland in 1825, Thomas D’Arcy McGee was a poet, journalist, author, Irish patriot, Canadian politician and Father of Confederation. Forced to flee the country of his birth, he immigrated to the United States in 1848, then settled in MontrĂ©al in 1857. He was originally a strong advocate for Irish rebellion against the British, but his stance changed over the years to pushing for peaceful reforms. McGee was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada in 1857, where he became a vocal supporter of Confederation. He was assassinated on April 7, 1868, in Ottawa, and was given Canada’s first state funeral.
One of our greatest Canadians, Thomas D'Arcy McGee, was born on this day, 13 April 1825, in Carlingford, Ireland.
Monday, April 10, 2023
Photographs of Thomas D'Arcy McGee's mausoleum
When I used to visit Cote des Neiges Cemetery (and adjoining Mount Royal Cemetery), both located in the center of Montreal on Mount Royal, I would visit Thomas D'Arcy McGee's mausoleum. Over the years I visited McGee's final resting place any number of times, it was part of my itinerary when I visited both cemeteries. Here are some photographs of McGee's mausoleum at Cote des Neiges Cemetery; these are photographs I took between 2012 to 2018 and others that interested me.
Thomas D'Arcy McGee |
God bless you, Mr. McGee.
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 |