Tuesday, May 27, 2014

John A. Macdonald - The 1st Prime Minister of Canada

John A. Macdonald was the first Prime Minister of Canada and one of Canada's Fathers of Union. The predominate figure of Canadian Confederacy, he had a political career which spanned nearly half a century.



Full Name:
Sir John Alexander Macdonald

Born: January 11, 1815, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Died: June 6, 1891, Ottawa, Canada

Party: Conservative Party of Canada

Presidential term:   First term, 1867–1871 
                               Second term and Pacific Scandal, 1872–1873   
                               Opposition, 1873–1878 
                               Third and fourth terms, 1878–1887
                               Fifth and sixth terms, 1887–1891; death
                      
Spouse(s): Isabella Macdonald[1] 

                   Agnes Bernard[2]

Children: 3

Profession: Lawyer

Religion: Anglican (Previously Presbyterian) 

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