Sir John A. Macdonald 1815-1891

Photos by Alan L Brown - Posted September, 2007

Photo Source - Canadian Heritage Gallery

This statue of Sir John stands near the Legislative Building at Queen's Park. A plaque beneath it has this to say:

Plaque coordinates: 43.662058 -79.391456

Canada's first Prime Minister was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and immigrated with his family to Kingston, Upper Canada, in 1820. A successful lawyer, he was elected to the provincial legislature in 1844 and became leader of the Conservative Party. He played a leading role in the effort to achieve a federal union of Britain's North American colonies which resulted in the formation of the Dominion of Canada on July 1, 1867. Macdonald served as Prime Minister, 1867-73 and 1878-91, and under his administration large territories were added to Canada, a transcontinental railroad built and settlement of the west encouraged. At his death Canada's autonomy, based on rapid economic development and a close British-Canadian relationship, was assured.

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