John A. Macdonald blue plaque

Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom

To the glory of God and in memory of Sir John A. Macdonald 1815 - 1891 Canada's first prime minister, born in Ramshorn Parish, emigrated with his family to Kingston, Upper Canada, in 1820. A successful lawyer, he was elected to the provincial legislature in 1844 and became leader of the Conservative

party. He played a leading role in the effort to achieve a federal union of Britain's North American colonies which resulted in the formation of the Dominion of Canada on July 1, 1867. Macdonald serv

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