Where and when was Sir John A. Macdonald born?
- In Kingston, Ontario, on July 1, 1815
- In London, England, on November 20, 1841
- In Québec City, on January 11, 1867
- In Scotland, on January 11, 1815
Answer: In Scotland, on January 11, 1815
Sir John A. Macdonald was born in Scotland on January 11, 1815, and came to Upper Canada as a child. He became a lawyer in Kingston, Ontario, and in 1867 Canada’s first Prime Minister. Parliament has made January 11 Sir John A. Macdonald Day.
Learn more: Macdonald and Cartier
- In 1867 Sir John Alexander Macdonald, a Father of Confederation, became Canada’s first Prime Minister.
- Macdonald was born in Scotland on January 11, 1815, and came to Upper Canada as a child. He was a lawyer in Kingston, Ontario.
- Parliament has recognized January 11 as Sir John A. Macdonald Day.
- Macdonald’s portrait was on the $10 bill until 2018, when the Viola Desmond note was issued. Sir Wilfrid Laurier’s portrait is on the $5 bill.
- Sir George-Étienne Cartier, a Montreal railway lawyer and close ally of Macdonald, was the key architect of Confederation from Quebec.
- Cartier led Quebec into Confederation and helped negotiate the entry of the Northwest Territories, Manitoba and British Columbia.