<P> In 1871, Cartier experienced the first symptom of Bright's Disease, a kidney disease . After the 1872 election, Cartier traveled to London hoping to find a cure . His health did not improve and he died in London on May 20, 1873 at the age of 58 . He was unable to pay a visit to his Manitoba riding where he was acclaimed a Member of Parliament . His body was brought back to Canada, and interred in the Cimetière Notre - Dame - des - Neiges in Montreal, following a public funeral procession . </P> <P> George - Étienne Cartier married Hortense Fabre, daughter of Édouard - Raymond Fabre, former Mayor of Montreal, on June 16, 1846 . The couple had three children, all girls, one of whom died in infancy, and one in 1886 . After she was widowed, Lady Cartier enjoyed a pension of $1,200 in recognition of her husband's services . When the eldest daughter, Josephine Cartier died in March 1886, at her request her remains were brought to Montreal and interred alongside those of her father . Lady Cartier and their surviving daughter, Hortense, lived in Cannes, France, until Lady Cartier died on February 27, 1898 . She was buried in Montreal alongside her husband and daughter, in Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery . In 1892 Lady Cartier presented a marble bust of her husband to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec . Cartier's niece, Victoria Cartier was a noted Canadian music educator, organist and pianist . </P> <P> The entry of Canada East (Quebec) into the Confederation is Cartier's most significant contribution to his country . Following the rebellions in 1837 / 1838 and the Durham Report, Upper and Lower Canada were merged into a single colony . Great Britain had begun to loosen its ties to the North American colonies . The United States was becoming more and more powerful, and represented a threat to Canada . In 1864, George Brown, leader of the Clear Grits in Canada West (Ontario), proposed an alliance with the Conservatives of Macdonald and Cartier . In 1867, following a series of discussions and conferences (at Charlottetown and Quebec), the alliance known as the Grand Coalition succeeded in forging the agreement which gave birth to the Confederation . From this time onwards, the new federal government convened in Ottawa . In 1834 he contributed to founding the Société Saint - Jean - Baptiste patriotic society, where he sang his famous poem Ô Canada, mon pays! mes amours! (not to be confused with the national anthem of Canada). </P> <P> To celebrate the part he played in the country's development, he was created a baronet, of Montreal, in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom by Queen Victoria in 1868 . Since he had no legal heirs, the Cartier baronetcy became extinct on his death . In addition, he had the prenominal "The Honourable" and the postnominal "PC" for life by virtue of being made a member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada on 1 July 1867 . </P>

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