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Sir John Alexander Macdonald [a] GCB PC QC ( 10 or 11 January 1815 [b] – 6 June 1891) was the first prime minister of Canada, serving from 1867 to 1873 and from 1878 until his death in 1891.
Jul 31, 2013 · Lord Monck, former Governor General of the Province of Canada and the first Governor General of the Dominion, appointed Macdonald as the first prime minister of Canada on 1 July 1867. Macdonald was also knighted (Knight Commander of the Bath), becoming Sir John A. Macdonald.
Sep 27, 2024 · Sir John Macdonald (born January 11, 1815, Glasgow, Scotland—died June 6, 1891, Ottawa, Ontario, Dominion of Canada) was the first prime minister of the Dominion of Canada (1867–73, 1878–91), who led Canada through its period of early growth.
Jul 31, 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 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.
A Scottish immigrant who fought a life-long battle with alcoholism, Macdonald rose to become a successful lawyer in colonial Canada and allied with the country’s elite English establishment, sharing their conservatism.
MACDONALD, sir JOHN ALEXANDER, avocat, homme d’affaires et homme politique, né le 10 janvier 1815 (date du registre) ou le 11 janvier (date que lui-même et sa famille célébraient) à Glasgow, Écosse, fils de Hugh Macdonald et de Helen Shaw ; le 1 er septembre 1843, il épousa à Kingston, Haut-Canada, Isabella Clark (décédée en 1857 ...
He attended the Midland District Grammar School in 1827–28 and also a private co-educational school in Kingston where he was given a “classical and general” education which included the study of Latin and Greek, arithmetic, geography, English reading and grammar, and rhetoric.
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.
A master of the art of compromise and a brilliant tactical politician, Sir John A. Macdonald played a pivotal role in the formation, consolidation, and expansion of the Canadian confederation. His career generated – and continues to generate – considerable controversy.
