John A Macdonald

Here is the description of "John A. Macdonald" in the context of "Canadian Prime Ministers": John A. Macdonald was born in Scotland in 1815 and immigrated to Canada as a child He became a lawyer and entered politics, serving as prime minister from 1867 to 1873 Macdonald is often considered one of the founding fathers of Canada due to his role in forming Confederation He was instrumental in building the country's infrastructure, including the Canadian Pacific Railway Macdonald served a total of four non-consecutive terms as prime minister, from 1867 to 1873 and again from 1878 to 1891