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Sir John A. Macdonald is remembered for his role in the expansion of Canada’s boundaries from sea to sea, the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway, the creation of the North-West Mounted Police, and the development of a National Policy that levied high tariffs on imported goods to shield Canadian manufacturers from American competition.
Leading printed sources are Sir Joseph Pope’s edition of the Correspondence of Sir John Macdonald. . . (Toronto, 1921), still valuable after nearly 70 years, and the more detailed and modern Letters of Sir John A. Macdonald . . . , in two volumes covering the period from 1836 to 1861, edited by J. K. Johnson and C. B. Stelmack (Ottawa, 1968 ...
On July 1 st, 1867 Sir John A. Macdonald and his wife led the ceremonies which official oversaw the birth of Canada in the sleepy lumber tow of Ottawa. During the summer of 1867 Sir John A. Macdonald easily won the national election against his rival George Brown. In November of 1867 Macdonald at the age of 52 opened the first Canadian ...
Sir John Macdonald was born in Scotland, his father, Hugh Macdonald, being a native of Sutherlandshire in the Highlands. He belonged, of course, to the Clan Macdonald, and his forefathers for generations past were people who, living on a poor soil and in a rugged and mountainous country, made war and hunting—not agriculture or commerce—the business of their lives.
31 de jul. de 2013 · Sir John Alexander Macdonald, prime minister of Canada 1867–73 and 1878–91, lawyer, businessman, politician (born 10 or 11 January 1815 in Glasgow, Scotland; died 6 June 1891 in Ottawa, ON). John A. Macdonald was Canada’s first and second-longest serving prime minister (19 years). He set wide-ranging policies that continue to influence ...
John Alexander Macdonald, né le 11 janvier 1815 à Glasgow en Écosse et mort le 6 juin 1891 à Ottawa au Canada, est un avocat, juriste et homme d'État canadien-anglais. Il est le premier titulaire de la fonction de premier ministre du Canada ( 1867 - 1873, 1878 - 1891) et l'un des principaux pères de la Confédération.
30 de ago. de 2023 · The head and body of a statue of Sir John A. Macdonald are shown torn down following a demonstration in Montreal, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, where they protested to defund the police with a goal to ...
