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The Macdonald family settled in, John's father Hugh opening a shop, similar to one he owned in Glasgow, and hoped for the prosperity that had evaded him in Scotland. John was nearing five years old, getting ready to attend school. “A rather quiet, thoughtful boy – and yet, at times, full of exuberant fun and inventive mischief... he quickly became passionately interested in books,” noted author Donald Creighton. He was a tall and slender youngster with “his mother's prominent nose, her generous mouth, her wide-set dark and, “a copious crop of dark, curly, almost frizzy hair.” A Quiet, Studious Boy Read on Alexander Mackenzie: Canadian PM 1873 to 1878 Sir John Abbott, Canada's 3rd Prime Minister Canada Day, Celebrating Confederation in 1867 A Lawyer at 21 It seems Canadians have not given much mind to the lives the first leaders of the country. Their early years are often left to the imagination of the few who might care to think about them. Perhaps it's time to learn more about our great politicians and leaders, to get a better understanding of who they were and how they made their way to the top. January 11th is the birthdate of Sir John A. Macdonald, one of Canada's Fathers of Confederation and the country's first Prime Minister. Let's celebrate! School in 1822 John Alexander Macdonald was born in Glasgow, Scotland on January 11, 1815. He was the third of the five children born to Helen and Hugh Macdonald. The oldest son William died in infancy in Scotland. Margaret, John, James and Louisa made the emigration voyage across the ocean with their parents in 1820, joining relatives of their mother. Helen's half-sister Anna and her husband, retired British Army officer Lieutenant-Colonel Donald Macpherson family,Ato Matsumoto Shoes, were already long settled in Upper Canada, said Donald Creighton in John A. Macdonald: The Young Politician, The Old Chieftain. The Macphersons had lived in Kingston for more than 12 years and their home was adequately appointed. The rough pioneer existence had given way to urban comfort, and the Colonel was well-known and respected in the town. An event marred the childhood of John when he was six years old. He witnessed the horriftying death of his brother James when the small boy was injured at the hands of an employee of his father. It was something that John kept secret until his elder years, said Collections Canada. Languages of Latin and French were mastered by John at a young age; he was not an athletic sort, said Collections Canada. Instead, he devoured books and read for hours on end, deeply drawn into the passages. By age 15, the teenage John found he had no interest in shop-keeping, soldiering or trades. He was interested in law. The procedure at that time was not further schooling but direct training and work in a lawyer's office. John began articling with a prominent Scottish lawyer in Kingston in 1830, George Mackenzie. John A. Macdonald was called to the Bar in 1836 and opened his own legal practice in Kingston. His future held posts in politics as alderman, Member of Parliament, Attorney General of Province of Canada,Kanye West Air Yeezy Shoes, and eventually, one of the Fathers of Confederation and then first Prime Minister in 1867. The Queen knighted him for his dedic 相关的主题文章： Kanye West Air Yeezy Christianity and the Ten Comm Kanye West Shoes Cyrus the Great Builds an Empire Kanye West Shoes How Did Spiritualism Begin Modern |
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