Life of Sir John A. Macdonald By aroo123 Period: Jan 11, 1814 to Jan 31, 1892 Life of John A. Macdonald Jan 11, 1815 John A. Macdonal was born in Glasgow, Scotland Born in Glasgow, Scotland Jan 31, 1820 Migrated to Canada in Kingston, Ontario Apr 22, 1822 John A. Macdonalds Younger Brother James Died Jan 31, 1825 Went to Midland District Grammer School in Kingston Jan 31, 1830 at the age of 15, John was apprenticing with a kingston lawyer Jan 31, 1836 Macdonald had his own law practice Jan 31, 1837 Served in the voluteer militia to put down Mackenzie rebels Jan 31, 1843 John entered politics Jan 31, 1843 Married Isabelle Clark and had two sons Jan 31, 1844 First born Alexander, died only at 13 months Dec 28, 1857 Iasabelle died due to addiction of opium Jul 1, 1867 John's dream came true (Confederation) Jul 1, 1867 Was knighted Jul 1, 1867 Married Susan Agnes Bond Apr 7, 1868 John Carries body of his friend McGee who was murdered for supporting confederation Jul 31, 1869 had a daughter Named Mary who had Physical and Mental disabilities Jan 31, 1873 John was force to leave prime minister position due to the pacific scandal Jan 31, 1878 John resigned as prime minister again Jun 6, 1891 John A. Macdonald died at 76 years old
