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Portrait of Patrick J. Whelan

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Thomas D'Arcy McGee was an eloquent speaker and writer with strong views on Confederation as well as on Ireland's independence. As a politician, he vigorously promoted Canadian unity. His support for Irish independence changed to opposition in later years, and his assassination in Ottawa in 1868 was believed to be a result of alienating the Fenians in Ireland.

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