Hugh John Macdonald

Hugh John Macdonald

Sir Hugh John Macdonald, PC (March 13, 1850 – March 29, 1929) was the only surviving son of the first Prime Minister of Canada, Sir John A. Macdonald, and was a politician in his own right, serving as a member of the Canadian House of Commons and a federal cabinet minister, and briefly as the eighth Premier of Manitoba.

Read more about Hugh John Macdonald:  Early Life, Military Service, Marriage, Politics, Premiership

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