Macdonald, Sir John A. National Historic Person

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Portrait of Sir John A. Macdonald (© Bibliothèque et Archives Canada | Library and Archives Canada / C-005327)
Sir John A. Macdonald
(© Bibliothèque et Archives Canada | Library and Archives Canada / C-005327)
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Recognition Statute: Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date: 1939-05-29
Life Date: 1815 to 1891

Other Name(s):
  • Sir John A. Macdonald  (Designation Name)
Research Report Number: 2023-22, 2023-22-A, 2023-46, 2023-46-A

Importance: Canada’s prime minister from 1867 to 1873 and 1878 to 1891; has long held a prominent but contested place within public memory