Feburary 20 - March 2, 2000
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| Art Nouveau Sir John A. MacDonald | ||||||||||
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| Oops a typo...behind MacDonald's head it says "consarvative" but it should say "conservative". In the second box from top, there's picture of an Indian guy and the rail road. Under that is the Parliament building in Ottawa. I never was interested in history until I met this guy! He's somewhat always been my fav. He was quite a drinker, and he suddenly puked during somebody else's speech in the conference and he said, "well, your public speaking makes me sick." and that's where I got the image of little cherub pouring him with the alcohol. Feburary 20 - March 2, 2000 |
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| Macdonald, Sir John Alexander, 1815?E1, Canadian statesman, first prime minister of the Dominion of Canada. With his election (1844) as a Conservative to the legislative assembly, he entered upon his long political career. A forceful man and a vigorous fighter, he quickly rose to leadership in the government of Upper Canada (Ontario).He became prime minister in 1857. This government fell in 1858, but he continued as a cabinet minister until 1862. He briefly returned (1864) as prime minister before he was joined by George Brown and others in the ?great coalition?Eministry (1864?E7), which paved the way for the union of the British North American provinces. Macdonald was the most potent figure in bringing about confederation (1867) of the provinces as the Dominion of Canada. His policy as prime minister was dominated by the vigorous attempt to build Canada. Believing that the dominion's prosperity required strong bonds with England, he worked throughout his career to that end. The Northwest Territories were taken over from the Hudson's Bay Company in 1869; to facilitate their development, Macdonald's government decided to construct the Canadian Pacific Railway. | ||||||||||