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Canadian Prime Ministers since Confederation

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Canadian Prime Ministers since Confederation Canadian Prime Ministers since Confederation Prime Minister Political Party Dates in Office Sir John A. Macdonald Conservative 1867-73 Alexander Mackenzie Liberal 1873-78 Sir John A. Macdonald Conservative 1878-91 Sir John J. C. Abbott Conservative 1891-92 Sir John S. D. Thompson Conservative 1892-94 Sir Mackenzie Bowell Conservative 1894-96 Sir Charles Tupper Conservative 1896 ... Read more

Sir Charles Tupper
...was one of the Canadian fathers of confederation. He was a political...Scotia and then Canadian Cabinet minister...Kingdom, and prime minister of...of Tupper's confederation work came from...became the first prime minister of...in the first Canadian Cabinet, ... Read more

Sir John Alexander Macdonald
...1891) was a leading Canadian politician and Cabinet...Canada and twice as prime minister of the Dominion...become the core of a Canadian legend, was born in...and social affairs. Since Kingston was a border...Coalition, which led to confederation in 1867. In 1858, although...member of the ... Read more

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