Sir John Alexander MacDonald - First Prime Minister of Canada
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Sir John A MacDonalds was the first Prime Minister of Canada.
Waymark Code: WM4TX3
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 09/29/2008
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Statue and plaque can be foud at the City Park on the corner of West Street and King Street E. in Kingston, Ontario.
Sir John Alexander MacDonald 1815 - 1891
First elected from Kingston to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada in 1844, he was for forty-seven years a leading figure in the public life of his country. One of the Fathers of Confederation, he became the first prime minister of Canada and held the office 1867 - 73; 1878 - 91. Under his leadership the new Dominion was extended from sea to sea by incorporation of the territories of the Hudson's Bay Company, British Columbia and Prince Edward Island, and linked together by construction of the Intercolonial and Canadian Pacific Railways.
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Date of FIRST: 07/01/1867
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