Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-06-08
MACDONALD Is DEAD.
The Dominlon's "Grind Old
Nan" Gone 10 Rest.
Crops GansraDy Reported as Prosperous
Throughout The States.
Augusta Possoff,cs Gained A982l in
Receipts Last Year.

OTTAWA, Ont. June Sir Joha A.
Macdonald 10 dead. He passed away at
E.rnsclide last evering ss 10 30 O'Clock.
Sir John Alexander Ne ionald, IS is
generally known, il . Scotchman, Who vas
born in Glasgow, January a. 1915. and
received his tile in 1867, when be was
made K c. B when he WAS the frst
prime minister of the Dominion as formed
by the British North America act, or Act
Of Union His father. Hugh Macdonald,
emi grated from Sou.herlandsbire and set
tied in Kingston, Ont in 1920. Young
Macdonald graduated from the grammar
school, studied law and WAS admitted to the
bar in 1886 In 1916 he WAS made Queen .
consul. In 1854 he went to the House of
Assembly from Kingston, thus beginning
a political career lhst has lasted nearly 50
years. He represented Kingston continu.
ously until the union in 1867. After that
event he was elected to the House Of Par
lament continuously until 1878, when he
was defeated by a combination. Later he
was elected from Marquette. Msnitobs,
and Victoria, B. c., and ia 1882 Lenox and
Carleton counties chose him a. their re-
preventative. He sat for the former coun-
ty until the election Of 1887, when Carleton
and kiugston n. both elected him.
His ffst public office WAS in lS47 when
lie was made receiver general and subse-
quentIy commissioner of crown lands in the
Draper administration. The following
year the party WAS defested and he did NOT
sgsn obtain office until 1854. Meanwhile
he had taken first rank as debater and
leader OF the opposition, and when the al
ministra,ion went out Macdonald was made
al th, yuIa L.
1856 the leader OF the party, Sir
Allen McNab had to give in to the gut
and Macdonald succee ded him a. the first
Tory in Canada, q position which he hiss
since held whether in office or out. Ia
1862 his party suffered another defeat and
Macdonald WAS one of the opposition until
1865 when he resumed the anorne ey gener.
siship. Soon sitter this the eff ,e of minis
ter of militia was added to that of attorney
general, both OF which he held until the
union in 1867 when the new constitution
came into force and Macdonald was sworn
in privy councillor, minister Of militia and
attorney general. In recognition of his
services the Queen made him knight COM
msnder of tn. Bath (civiD. and in 1884 he
re eceived the grand cross Of the same order.
Iu 1878 he WAS compelled to resign his
office ami dissolve Parliament on . division
due the Canadian Pacific changes. He re-
uained OF. Of otice until the return of his
party to power in 1873. when the governor
general asked him to form q new cabinet,
which he did, calling to his aid some of the
best brains in Canada. In 1882 and again
in 1887 he was successful at the polls and
carried out his high protective measures
With great vigor. Early in 1891 he again
made an appeal to the constituencies and
was successful, though by . reduced
msjority. The new parliament elected
in March is now iu session. His
wife. Susan Agnes, is the daughter
of Hon. Thomas j. Bernard, q member of
the Q leen's Pfivy Council. They were
married IN 1857. Duripg long career as
statesman Sir John has been entrusted
with nearly all the delicate and important
diplomatic missions from Canada to other
nations. He has been very successful. In
reoogniliou =; bis a5i...y Oxford Universi-
ty, EGG, confirmed upon him the degree
of D c. L. McGill College OF Montreal,
made him IL d, and so did Harvard.
Yale and nearly all the institutions of
learning in America.