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Sir John A MacDonald was born in Glasgow, Scotland on Janurary 11th 1815. He was the first prime minister of Canada and served as one for 19 years. He died on June 6th 1891.
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Alexander was born in Scotland on Jan. 28th 1822. He was the second prime minister of Canada. He served as one from 1873 to 1878. He died April 17, 1892.
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Wilfred Laurier was born in Canada East on Nov 20th 1841. He was the seventh prime minister of Canada and served as one from 1896 to 1911. He died on Feb. 17 1919.
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One of the many accomplishments of MacDonald's was that he helped bring the provinces of Upper and lower Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick together in 1867 to form Canada.
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Mackenzie formed the Liberal government in 1873.
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Mackenzie created Supreme Court of Canada in 1875.
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Mackenzie had the Royal Military College of Canada built in Kingston in 1876.
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Mackenzie created the Office of the Auditor General in 1878.
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In 1879, MacDonald implemented the National Policy, which encouraged immigration, agriculture in the west, industry in the east, and movement of goods across the country.
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MacDonald was in charge of the union and expansion of Canada. By 1880, he had helped to bring together the North-West Territories, Manitoba, P.E.I., Bristish Columbia and the Artic Islands to join Canada.
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On Nov 7th 1885, MacDonald had the Trans-Canadian Railway built.
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One of Laurier's achievements was forming the Department of Labor in 1900.
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Laurier created the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan in 1905.
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In 1909 Laurier formed the Department of External Affairs.
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One of Laurier's final accomplishments was forming the Naval Service Bill in 1910.
