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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. He was the dominant figure of Canadian Confederation , and had a political career that spanned almost half a century.
Dramatizing the events that led up to Canadian Confederation in 1867, it is based on Richard Gwyn's non-fiction book John A.: The Man Who Made Us. It stars Shawn Doyle as Sir John A. Macdonald, alongside Peter Outerbridge, David La Haye, Aidan Devine, Michelle Nolden, Peter MacNeill, Cedric Smith, Rob Stewart, Ted Atherton, and Patrick McKenna.
Macdonald in 1872. This article is the Electoral history of Sir John A. Macdonald, the first prime minister of Canada (1867 to 1873; 1878 to 1891). A Conservative, he was Canada's second longest-serving prime minister, with two separate terms as prime minister (1867–1873, 1878–1891). He won six general elections and lost one.
The First Canadian Ministry was the first cabinet chaired by Prime Minister John A. Macdonald.It governed Canada from 1 July 1867 to 5 November 1873, including all of the 1st Canadian Parliament as well as the first eight months of the Second.
Sir John A. Macdonald: July 1, 1867 June 6, 1891 Kingston, ON (1867–18, 1887–91); Victoria, BC (1878–82); Carleton, ON (1882–88) 1st Prime Minister Sir John Abbott: June 16, 1891 November 24, 1892 Senator for Inkerman, QC 3rd Prime Minister Sir John Sparrow David Thompson: December 5, 1892 December 12, 1894 Antigonish, NS: 4th Prime ...
Name Party Religion Branch Denomination Years in office Notes Sir John A. Macdonald: Liberal-Conservative: Christian: Protestant: Anglican: July 1, 1867 – November 5, 1873, October 17, 1878 – June 6, 1891
Susan Agnes Macdonald, 1st Baroness Macdonald of Earnscliffe (née Bernard; 24 August 1836 – 5 September 1920), was the second wife of Sir John A. Macdonald, the first Prime Minister of Canada. Early life
MacDonald c. 1875. The following is a timeline of the Premiership of John A. Macdonald, who served as the first Prime Minister of Canada from July 1, 1867 to November 5, 1873 and again from October 17, 1878 to June 6, 1891.