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John Sandfield Macdonald, QC (December 12, 1812 – June 1, 1872) was the joint premier of the Province of Canada from 1862 to 1864. He was also the first premier of Ontario from 1867 to 1871, one of the four founding provinces created at Confederation in 1867.
May 28, 2024 · John Sandfield Macdonald (born December 12, 1812, St. Raphael, Upper Canada [now Ontario]—died June 1, 1872, Cornwall, Ontario, Canada) was the joint premier of the Province of Canada as the attorney general of Canada West (1862–64) and the first premier of Ontario (1867–71).
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Feb 18, 2008 · John A. Macdonald became prime minister and helped engineer the selection of Sandfield as the first premier of Ontario. "Hunting in pairs," the 2 Macdonalds won the concurrent federal and provincial elections.
Both brothers won in the elections of November 1857. With Reform victories elsewhere, the Conservative government failed to gain an Upper Canadian majority. In early 1858, John A. Macdonald*, now premier, offered Sandfield a ministerial post to gain support in the eastern counties.
John Sandfield Macdonald was born in St. Raphael West, Glengarry County, Upper Canada, on December 12th, 1812. Despite leaving school early, in 1832, Macdonald returned to the Eastern District Grammar School in Cornwall to continue his education.
John Sandfield Macdonald, 1812–72, Canadian political leader. He was elected (1841) as a Conservative to the Legislative Assembly, but he afterward developed considerable political independence. He was solicitor general for Upper Canada (1849–51), speaker of the Legislative Assembly (1852–54), and attorney general for Upper Canada (1858).
John Sandfield Macdonald was appointed the first Premier of Ontario by Canada’s first Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald – they were not related. Sandfield Macdonald won the province’s first election that took place in September, 1867, and led a coalition-style government composed of both Liberal and Conservative members.
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