Person    | Male  Born 11/1/1815  Died 6/6/1891

Sir John Alexander MacDonald

Categories: Politics & Administration

Countries: Canada, Scotland

Born Glasgow, Scotland. Emigrated to Canada in 1820. first Prime Minister of Canada. G.C.B., P.C., Q.C.

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Sir John Alexander MacDonald

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MacDonald House

This tablet commemorates the naming of this building in 1961 after the first ...

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