Sir John A. Macdonald
Sir John A. Macdonald was born in Glasgow, Scotland, on January 10, 1815. His fathers name was Hugh Macdonald and his mothers name was Helen Shaw. His father had migrated to Glasgow from the town of Dornach. His father was a very pleasant and easy going guy and he alwasys wanted to make everyhting better but he usually made things worst. He was a man that had lots of friends, he would talk a lot and drink too. His mother came from Spey Vally. His mother was a very smart girl, she was like the opposite of his father. His mother and father got married on 1811, and after 8 years they had 5 children, the eldest child died and after John was the eldest. In Glasgow his fathers business wansn't doing that good and he thought that if they would move to upper Canada they would have a better life there. So finally in 1820 they sailed to upper Canada. They arrived at Kingston in mid July, and John was only five years old. When he arrived his thought about Scotland just disapeard. The Macdonald family decided to stay in Kingston. Sir John A. only went to school untill 1829, when he was only 15. His parents couldn't afford to send him to University. He says that if had went to University he wouldn't have went into politics. When he turned 15
In that year he was a delegate to the Charlottetown and Quebec Conferences, and became the principal author of the Confederation. After that he started being successful. In 1841 his father had died and there were some legal questions in Sctoland that were needed to be cleared up. In 1864 he joined the coalition with George Brown, the leader of Upper Canada reformers. In 1832 Mackenzie opened a branch office where he put Macdonald in charge of it. She came to see him in 1843 and thats when they decided to get married. So thats why we should have a school named after him. articled to a Kingston lawyer, George Mackenzie, so he was learining Law. In 1844 he was elected to the Province of Canada Assembly in the election in October and that is where he took his first seat in the legislative body, he was also re-elected in 1848, 1851, 1854, 1857, 1861 and 1863. Sir John A Macdonald died quietlty on Saturday, June 6, 1891. When he was only 21 he had opened his own practice in Kingston. His biggest accomplishment was in 1867 when he was named Canadas first Prime Minsiter, after Confederation. The next summer Macdonald went back to Kingston and opened his own practice and he was admitted to the Bar in 1836 at the age of 21.
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