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Jul 31, 2013 · Published Online July 31, 2013. Last Edited November 28, 2017. Sir John Alexander Macdonald, prime minister of Canada 1867–73 and 1878–91, lawyer, businessman, politician (born 10 or 11 January 1815 in Glasgow, Scotland; died 6 June 1891 in Ottawa, ON). John A. Macdonald was Canada’s first and second-longest serving prime minister (19 years).
v. t. e. Sir John Alexander Macdonald [a] GCB PC QC (January 10 or 11, 1815 [b] – June 6, 1891) was the first prime minister of Canada, serving from 1867 to 1873 and from 1878 until his death in 1891. He was the dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, and had a political career that spanned almost half a century.
Jan 6, 2015 · Canada's Father Figure. Sir John A. Macdonald has been caricatured as a drunkard and a crook. But without him there would be no Canada. by Richard J. Gwyn. — Posted January 6, 2015. Sir John A. Macdonald, 1877. Notman & Sandham, McCord Museum/11-46604.2. On July 1, 1867, and for quite a time afterwards, it would have been difficult to find ...
Jun 7, 2018 · A&E True Crime spoke with one of the people interviewed for the special, Murray Weiss, a veteran journalist who has covered organized crime for over 30 years and who is now at CBS News. He tells us why working-class people loved John Gotti, how the Mafia has changed since the 1980s and what it was like for John Gotti Jr. to leave the mob.
Study Guide: Soul of a Nation. (Episode 5) In the post-World War II era, rising evangelist Billy Graham tried to inspire a religious revival that fused faith with patriotism in a Cold War battle ...
Oct 22, 2011 · The Harpers Ferry 'Rising' That Hastened Civil War On the evening Oct. 16, 1859, abolitionist John Brown led a raid he hoped would ignite a nationwide uprising against slavery.
What did John Adams do before he was President? He was a teacher, a lawyer, and a Continental Congressman. There's a lot to explore on this site; there are plenty of links within the story of pre-President Adams, and when you finish you can move on to his campaigns and elections.
