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 Originally Posted by neloon
Thank you, Alan. Most interesting!
To complete the puzzle the 4th Earl of Carnarvan was the Secretary of State for the Colonies in the British cabinet during the 1860s, and therefore would have been involved in the negotiations around Confederation.
And for the record, can I just say that I am really glad the new nation was not named Guefeleland! The forevermore Canadians would have been known around the world as "Guefs".
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