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Revelations of this scandal forced his resignation in 1873, and the brief term of Canada’s second prime minister, Alexander Mackenzie (1822-1892), but Macdonald was re-elected back to power in 1878, where he served four more terms until his death in 1891. Name: Sir John Alexander MacDonald. Born: January 11, 1815, Glasgow, Scotland.
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 ...
Canada's Father Figure. Sir John A. Macdonald has been caricatured as a drunkard and a crook. But without him there would be no Canada. by Richard J. Gwyn. — Posted January 6, 2015. Sir John A. Macdonald, 1877. Notman & Sandham, McCord Museum/11-46604.2. On July 1, 1867, and for quite a time afterwards, it would have been difficult to find ...
Nation-builder. Sir John A. Macdonald was the chief architect of modern Canada. In his youth, British North America was a patchwork of separate colonies; by the time of his death, Canada stretched from sea to sea. Shrewd and charismatic, Macdonald persuaded New Brunswick and Nova Scotia to join Québec and Ontario in forming Confederation in 1867.
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 et l'un des principaux pères de la Confédération. Figure dominante de la politique canadienne, sa carrière s'étend sur près d'un demi-siècle ...
8 de ene. de 2015 · John A. Macdonald In 1860, John A. Macdonald was Upper Canada's most prominent politician, a flawed and witty man with great organizational skills, an enviable stamina and a public taste for alcohol.
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 ...
