John A. Macdonald
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Sir John Alexander Macdonald 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 po
Macdonald, c. 1875
Portrait of Isabella Clark Macdonald.
Macdonald in 1858.
Macdonald at the far right in 1860
Alexander Mackenzie was a Scottish-Canadian stonemason and politician who served as the second prime minister of Canada from 1873 to 1878. He led the Liberal Party from 1873 to 1880 and was the first
John A. Macdonald
…support both in the Commons and among the public, Macdonald went to the governor general, Lord Dufferin on 5 November, and resigned; Liberal leader Alexander Mackenzie became the second prime minister of Canada. He is not known to have spoken of the events of the Pacific Scandal again. On 6 November 1873, Macdonald…
Mackenzie in 1878
An 1875 Canadian Illustrated News cartoon shows Mackenzie the Mason and Governor General Lord Dufferin the Overseer.
Mackenzie in 1873.
Statue of Alexander Mackenzie on Parliament Hill, Ottawa by Hamilton MacCarthy