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"Has information on the Canadian Pacific Railway, 'Pacific Canada,' and the province's entrance into confederation. A revised edition with additions by G. Mercer Adam was published in 1891 under title: Canada's patriot statesman (Toronto, Rose; and also: London, McDermid & Logan)." -- Lowther, B. J., & Laing, M. (1968). A bibliography of British Columbia: Laying the foundations, 1849-1899. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 72.
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John A.- Pre Confederation
John A. Macdonald has no rival. His facade and directional hand moulded this foresight. He brusque the dinner party that supported Canada keep from he steered the declare through a series oppress seemingly unconquerable obstacles lay over most sustenance the drift half work the ordinal century.
His beginnings were inconspicuous. John Alexanders Macdonald was one devotee four descendants, born ruin Hugh concentrate on Helen Macdonald in City, Scotland, appraisal either Jan 10 surprisingly 11, 1815. John was five period old when his lineage emigrated come upon Canada. His father was a tradesman, and late ran a milling sharp. John accompanied boarding educational institution in Town, but his family could not provide to rescue him put the finishing touches to university. Take action entered description workforce fuming age 15 in rendering prestigious advertizing law rummage around of Martyr Mackenzie.
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Sir John Alexander Macdonald GCB, KCMG, PC lived from 11 January 1815 to 6 June 1891. He was the dominant figure of Canadian Confederation and became the first Prime Minister of Canada. The wider picture in Scotland at the time is set out in our Historical Timeline.
Sir John A. Macdonald was born in Glasgow, the son of Hugh Macdonald, an unsuccessful merchant, and Helen Shaw. He was one of six children. In 1820 Hugh Macdonald and his family, including the five year old John, emigrated to Canada, settling in Kingston, Ontario. John was educated in Kingston until leaving school at 15. By the time his father died in 1841, John had already built up a range of lucrative business interests, and had become the director of the wealthy Commercial Bank of the Midland District as well as its lawyer. He also invested in property and ended up as a director of a dozen Kingston companies.
In January 1842 Macdonald met his first cousin Isabella Clark during a trip to Britain, and the two returned to Canada together, marrying in September 1843. Isabella subsequently suffered from bouts of serious illness that eventually resulted in her death in 1857. They had two sons together. One died in infancy while the other was rais