John MacDonald

Private Sir John Alexander MacDonald PC GCB QC (11 January 1815 - 6 June 1891) was a Canadian colonial administrator, barrister, diplomat, militiaman, politician and statesman. During his career, he served as the first Prime Minister of the Dominion of Canada (1867-1873), (1878-1891); he was the head of government in Canada for a total of 28 years, serving previously as Premier of Canada West in the pre-confederation union of Ontario and Quebec, the Province of Canada (1856-1858), (1858-1862), (1864-1867).