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Kingston’s favourite son ...
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Macdonald’s early years ...
Childhood home near Picton Macdonald’s mother Helen >
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A busy young man ... Age 10 – attends school in Kingston
Age 15 – leaves school – works for lawyer Age 17 – operates law branch for lawyer in Napanee Age 20 – sets up practice in Kingston Age 21 – officially becomes a lawyer Age 27 – gets married; sets up law partnership; runs for Town Council Age 28 – runs for MP for Province of Canada
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Macdonald as a young lawyer and politician ...
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Macdonald was on Kingston Council when the Town Hall was built.
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Medallion from building of City Hall
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Politician on the move ... 1843 – elected to Kingston Town Council
1844 – elected to Parliament of Province of Canada 1844 – parliament moves from Kingston to Montreal 1857 – Prime Minister of Province of Canada; first wife dies 1867 – marries for second time; knighted; becomes Prime Minister of Canada
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Local support is not always strong, but there’s always Eliza ...
Macdonald’s strongest supporter is Eliza Grimason: “... there’s not a man like him in the livin’ earth…” Her hotel / tavern on Princess St. is the unofficial headquarters for his local campaigns.
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The last hurrah ... Macdonald’s final campaign, in 1891, is based on Canada’s continuing ties to Great Britain. He declares: “A British subject I was born – a British subject I will die”.
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Kingston mourns ... City Hall, June, 1891
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Statue of Sir John A Macdonald in City Park, Kingston.
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