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Sir John A. Macdonald By: Joe Romo

He was born in Scotland on January 11, 1815. His family moved to Canada looking for cheap and lots of land. He grew up there. When he was growing up, he went to all of the finest schools in the area. In 1834 he became a lawyer and set up a practice in Kingston. At the age of 28, he first went into politics. He wanted to make the country bigger and bring it together. In 1878, he rose to power of the Prime Minister for the first time. It was his first term. He did many things as the first official prime minister of Canada. He came again to power in 1891 and was in power for a total of 19 years.