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John Sandfield Macdonald, QC (December 12, 1812 – June 1, 1872) was the joint premier of the Province of Canada from 1862 to 1864. He was also the first premier of Ontario from 1867 to 1871, one of the four founding provinces created at Confederation in 1867.
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John Sandfield Macdonald, (12 de diciembre de 1812 - 1 de junio de 1872) fue el primer primer ministro de Ontario, Canadá, después de la creación de la provincia como resultado de la confederación canadiense en 1867.
22 de mar. de 2024 · John Sandfield Macdonald (born December 12, 1812, St. Raphael, Upper Canada [now Ontario]—died June 1, 1872, Cornwall, Ontario, Canada) was the joint premier of the Province of Canada as the attorney general of Canada West (1862–64) and the first premier of Ontario (1867–71).
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18 de feb. de 2008 · John A. Macdonald became prime minister and helped engineer the selection of Sandfield as the first premier of Ontario. "Hunting in pairs," the 2 Macdonalds won the concurrent federal and provincial elections.
With Reform victories elsewhere, the Conservative government failed to gain an Upper Canadian majority. In early 1858, John A. Macdonald*, now premier, offered Sandfield a ministerial post to gain support in the eastern counties. It was doubtful whether Sandfield ever intended to join the government.
John Sandfield Macdonald, 1812–72, Canadian political leader. He was elected (1841) as a Conservative to the Legislative Assembly, but he afterward developed considerable political independence. He was solicitor general for Upper Canada (1849–51), speaker of the Legislative Assembly (1852–54), and attorney general for Upper Canada (1858).
John Sandfield Macdonald was appointed the first Premier of Ontario by Canada’s first Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald – they were not related. Sandfield Macdonald won the province’s first election that took place in September, 1867, and led a coalition-style government composed of both Liberal and Conservative members.
