Our first Prime Minister

In History we are learning about our first Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald. We read a short biography on Macdonald and took jot notes on his early life, before he became Prime Minister. He was born in Scotland and immigrated to the colony of Upper Canada when he was 5 years old. His family was poor and could not afford to send him to university. He worked in a law office during the day and studied law on his own at night. Macdonald had a very difficult personal life. His first wife was very ill and died young. He lost his first child as well. Macdonald became an alcoholic which often caused a scandal for the government.