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Primary Sources on Canadian History
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Notable People in the History of Canada
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The History of Canada
Leaders
Sir John A. Macdonald (1815-1891)
Canadian statesman, first prime minister of the Dominion of Canada, b. Glasgow.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier (1841-1919)
His premiership of Canada (1896–1911), the first to be held by a French Canadian, was the longest continuous term in the history of the dominion.
Sir Robert Laird Borden (1854-1937)
Canadian political leader, prime minister during World War I.
William Lyon Mackenzie King (1874-1950)
Canadian political leader, b. Kitchener, Ont.
Lester Pearson (1897-1972)
Canadian diplomat and political leader, b. Ontario prov.
Brian Mulroney (1939- )
In
The Columbia Encyclopedia
Canadian prime minister (1984–93).
Jean Chrétien (1934- )
In
The Columbia Encyclopedia
Canadian politician and prime minister (1993–2003), b. Quebec.
Stephen Harper (1959- )
In
The Columbia Encyclopedia
Prime minister (2006–15) of Canada.
Justin Trudeau (1971- )
Canadian centre-left Liberal Party politician, prime minister from 2015.
Exploration
Jacques Cartier (1491-1557)
French navigator, first explorer of the Gulf of St. Lawrence and discoverer of the St. Lawrence River.
Samuel de Champlain (1567-1635)
French explorer, the chief founder of New France.
John Cabot
In
The Columbia Encyclopedia
Fl. 1461–98, English explorer, probably b. Genoa, Italy.
Henry Hudson
Fl. 1607–11, English navigator and explorer.
History
Edward Braddock (1695-1755)
British general in the French and Indian War.
Louis Joseph Papineau
In
The Columbia Encyclopedia
1786–1871, French Canadian political leader and insurgent, b. Montreal.
Robert Baldwin (1804-1858)
In
Philip's Encyclopedia
Canadian statesman. He shared the first premiership of united Canada with Louis la Fontaine, who represented the French of Lower Canada (1841-43, 1847-51).
Étienne Parent
In
The Columbia Encyclopedia
1801–74, French Canadian journalist and government official, b. Quebec prov.
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