Born on January 11, 1815, Glasgow,
Scotland
Died on June 6, 1891, Ottawa, Ontario
Buried at Cataraqui Cemetery,
Kingston, Ontario
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Canada's first prime minister,
Sir John A. Macdonald, has always been ranked among the country's
great political leaders.
Born in Scotland and raised near Kingston, Ontario, Mac- donald
was already a political veteran in 1864, when he played a key
role in the making of the Canadian Confederation. He was the undisputed
choice to be the first prime minister. "Sir John A." held the
office from July 1, 1867 until 1873, and again from 1878 until
his death in 1891.
A visionary statesman and a determined
Conservative partisan, Macdonald was a brilliant parliamentary
tactician and a much-loved campaign leader. He said he intended
to see the gristle of a nation harden into bone, and he believed
a strong central government was essential to Canada. His National
Policy of tariff protection, westward expansion, and a railway
to the Pacific helped lay the basis for a transcontinental nation.
Sir John A. Macdonald died in Ottawa
in 1891 and was buried in Kingston.
Address of cemetery: 927 Purdy Mills Road, Kingston, ON
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