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Macdonald has been revered as “the man who made Canada” by author Richard Gwyn (in John A.: the man who made us, the life and times of John A. Macdonald, the first volume of his two-part series, published in Toronto in 2007) and reviled as an instigator of the “ethnic cleansing and genocide” of aboriginal peoples by Professor James Daschuk (in “When Canada used hunger to clear the ...
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 nació el 11 de enero de 1815 en Glasgow ( Escocia ). Sus padres fueron Hugh Macdonald, un comerciante fracasado, y su esposa, Helen Shaw. 1 Su familia emigró a Kingston (Alto Canadá) en 1820. El negocio de Hugh comenzó a repuntar en Canadá, lo que permitió que el joven John pudiera asistir a las mejores escuelas ...
Sir John Alexander Macdonald GCB PC QC (January 11, 1815 – June 6, 1891) was the first Prime Minister of Canada. He was an important influence on the Canadian Confederation, July 1, 1867. Macdonald was in office from 1867 to 1873 and again from 1878 to 1891, making him the second longest-serving Prime Minister of Canada (after William Lyon ...
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, premier ministre du Canada de 1867 à 1873 et de 1878 à 1891, avocat, homme d’affaires, politicien (né le 10 ou 11 janvier 1815 à Glasgow, en Écosse; décédé le 6 juin 1891 à Ottawa, en Ontario). John A. Macdonald a été le premier premier ministre du Canada et le deuxième premier ministre à avoir été ...
This photograph was taken in 1888. Sir John A. was 73. Monuments, tributes, schools, bridges, roads and an airport have all been built or named to honour the life and legacy of Sir John A. Macdonald. In addition, every year on the anniversary of his birth—January 11—Canadians mark Sir John A. Macdonald day.
