- CA ON00239 F1411-S29-51
- Item
- [photographed ca. 1980]
Parte de Kingston Picture collection
Item is a photograph of an portrait of James Sampson by William Sawyer, painted with oil on canvas in 1860.
Sakuta, Victor
Parte de Kingston Picture collection
Item is a photograph of an portrait of James Sampson by William Sawyer, painted with oil on canvas in 1860.
Sakuta, Victor
Parte de Kingston Picture collection
Portrait of Sir John A. Macdonald by W. Sawyer.
Parte de Kingston Picture collection
Parte de Kingston Picture collection
Sir John A. Macdonald with top hat and cane, sitting in a wicker chair.
Notman, William
Parte de Kingston Picture collection
Portrait of Sir John A. Macdonald at age 68.
H.D. Topley
Parte de Kingston Picture collection
Paper bust of Sir John A. Macdonald.
Parte de Kingston Picture collection
Head and shoulders profile of Sir. John A. Macdonald.
Parte de Kingston Picture collection
Parte de Kingston Picture collection
Portrait photo of Sir John A. Macdonald at age 45, taken in Napanee in 1860.
Parte de Kingston Picture collection
Macdonald (1815-1891) was born in Glasgow but came to Upper Canada, with his parents in 1820. He was educated at the Royal Grammer School, Kingston and was called to the bar in 1836. In 1844 he was elected member of the Legislative Assembly for Kingston. He was Receiver-General in the Draper-Administration (1847-1848) and ten years later became Prime Minister in the Macdonald-Cartier ministry. He was the Dominions first Prime Minister. He married Isabelle Clarke (d.1848) and then Susan Agnes Bernard.