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- John_A._Macdonald abstract "Sir John Alexander Macdonald GCB KCMG PC PC(Can) QC (11 January 1815 – 6 June 1891), was a Scottish-born Canadian politician and Father of Confederation who was the first Prime Minister of Canada (1867–1873, 1878–1891). The dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, he had a political career which spanned almost half a century. Macdonald served 19 years as Canadian Prime Minister; only William Lyon Mackenzie King served longer.Macdonald was born in Scotland; when he was a boy his family immigrated to Kingston in the colony of Upper Canada (today in eastern Ontario). As a lawyer he was involved in several high-profile cases and quickly became prominent in Kingston, which elected him in 1844 to the legislature of the colonial United Province of Canada. By 1857 had become premier under the colony's unstable political system.When in 1864 no party proved capable of governing for long, Macdonald agreed to a proposal from his political rival, George Brown, that the parties unite in a Great Coalition to seek federation and political reform. Macdonald was the leading figure in the subsequent discussions and conferences, which resulted in the British North America Act and the birth of Canada as a nation on 1 July 1867.Macdonald was the first Prime Minister of the new nation, and served in that capacity for most of the remainder of his life. The interruption for five years came in the 1870s, after he was involved in the Pacific Scandal. After regaining the position, he saw the railroad through to completion in 1885. It became the means of passenger and freight transportation that helped unite Canada. Macdonald expanded Canada to cover the northern half of North America.".
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- John_A._Macdonald deathDate "1891-06-06".
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- John_A._Macdonald party Conservative_Party_of_Canada_(1867–1942).
- John_A._Macdonald predecessor Alexander_Mackenzie.
- John_A._Macdonald profession Lawyer.
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- John_A._Macdonald serviceEndYear "1838".
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- John_A._Macdonald successor Alexander_Mackenzie.
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