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Sir John Alexander MacDonald
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1st Prime Minister of Canada
July 1, 1867 - November 5, 1873
September 17, 1878 - June 6, 1891
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Born
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- January 11, 1815, Glasgow, Scotland
- Emigrated to Canada in 1820
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Education
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- Midland District Grammar School and John Cruickshank School,
Kingston, Ontario
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Personal Status
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- Married 1843, Isabella Clark (1811-1856)
- One son (One other died in infancy)
- Re-married 1867, Susan Agnes Bernard (1836-1920)
- One daughter
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Professional Life
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- Lawyer (called to the Bar of Upper Canada in 1836)
- Businessman
- 1837 Private, the Commercial Bank Guard
- 1843-1846 Alderman for Kingston, Ontario
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Died
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- June 6, 1891, Ottawa, Ontario, while still in office
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Buried
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Party
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- Liberal-Conservative (forerunner of Conservative Party)
- 1867-1891 Party Leader
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Constituencies
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- 1867-1878, 1887-1891 Kingston, Ontario
- 1878-1882 Victoria, British Columbia
- 1882-1887 Carleton, Ontario
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Other Ministries
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- 1847-1848 Receiver General (Province of Canada)
- 1854-1858, 1858-1862, 1864-1867 Attorney General (Canada West)
- 1861-1862, 1865-1867 Militia Affairs
- 1867-1873 Justice and Attorney General
- 1878-1883 Interior
- 1878-1887 Superintendant General of Indian Affairs
- 1889-1891 Railways and Canals
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Political Record
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- Joint Premier, Province of Canada, with Etienne-Paschal Tache
1856-1857, and with George-Etienne Cartier 1857-1858, 1858-1862
- Co-leader, Great Coalition, with George-Etienne Cartier and George
Brown 1864-1865, and with George-Etienne Cartier 1865-1867
- Father of Confederation 1867
- Creation of provinces of Manitoba 1870, British Columbia 1871, and
Prince Edward Island 1873
- Red River Rebellion 1870
- Building of Canadian Pacific Railway 1871-1885
- North West Mounted Police 1873
- Pacific Scandal 1873
- Leader of the Opposition 1873-1878
- National Policy 1879
- Northwest Rebellion 1885
- Creation of the first national park at Banff, Alberta 1885
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Source: Government of Canada |
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