What is Sir John A MacDonald famous for?

Answer 1

John A Macdoanld is Canada's first prime minister. He's born on January 11,1815 Glasgow Scotland, but raised in the Kingston.

He is on the 10 dollar bill he was first minister and was born on Jan. 10 OR 11 1815

Answer 2

Sir John A Macdonald is famous for two things:

(a) being Canada's first prime minister; and

(b) being a chronic alcoholic who frequently went on extended benders, often neglecting the affairs of state.

Answer 3

Birth:

January 10, 1815 in Glasgow, Scotland. Came to Canada in 1820.

Death:

June 6, 1891 in Ottawa, Ontario

Professions:

• Commercial lawyer
• Businessman

Political Affiliation:

• Liberal-Conservative
• Conservative

Ridings (Electoral Districts):

• Kingston (Legislative Assembly of Province of Canada) 1844-67
• Kingston 1867-78, 1887-91
• Victoria 1878-82
• Carleton 1882-87

Political Career of Sir John A. Macdonald:

• John A. Macdonald was elected as a municipal alderman in Kingston, Ontario in 1843.
• He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1844 to 1867.
• John A. Macdonald was appointed Receiver General in 1847.
• He sat as an Opposition member of parliament from 1847 to 1854.
• John A. Macdonald helped create the Conservative Party in 1854.
• He was Attorney General of Canada West from 1854 to 1858, 1858 to 1862 and from 1864 to 1867.
• John A. Macdonald served as Joint Premier of the Province of Canada, with Étienne-Paschal Taché from 1856 to 1857 and with George-Étienne Cartier from 1857 to 1858 and from 1858 to 1962.
• He again sat as an Opposition member of parliament in 1858 and from 1862 to 1864.
• A leading delegate at all three conferences on Canadian Confederation, and responsible for drafting much of the BNA Act, Macdonald received a knighthood for his work, and was asked to be the first Prime Minister of Canada in 1867.
• In 1873 the Conservative government was forced to resign over the Pacific Railway Scandal. The Liberals under Alexander Mackenzie took over.
• Sir John A. Macdonald became Prime Minister again in 1878 when the Conservatives were returned to power.
• During Macdonald's second administration the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway was finished.
• Sir John A. Macdonald won three more elections in 1882, 1887 and 1891.
• He died just three months after the 1891 election.
• Sir John Abbott took over as Prime Minister.

Answer 4

Sir John A. Macdonald was the first prime minister of Canada.