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He hoped that Britain and Canada would have "a healthy and cordial alliance. Instead of looking upon us as a merely dependent colony, England will have in us a friendly nation, a subordinate but still a powerful people to stand by her in North America in peace or in war."

John A. Macdonald

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Sir John A. Macdonald (11 January 1815 – 16 June 1891) was the first Prime Minister of Canada. Macdonald served 19 years as Canadian Prime Minister, second to only William Lyon Mackenzie King.

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Birth Name: John Alexander Macdonald

Alternative Names: John A Macdonald • Sir John Alexander Macdonald • Rt. Hon. Sir John Alexander Macdonald

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