Type of record Elected candidate ✓ Known but unelected candidate Perennial candidate |
Deceased A Father of Confederation |
Performance None |
Birth | 14 February 1829 → 195 years + 2 months ago |
Lived | 83 years + 1 month |
Death | 21 March 1912 → 112 years + 1 month ago |
Conferences | Confederation conferences attended representing Prince Edward Island: ✓ Charlottetown (September 1864) ✓ Québec (October 1864) ✗ London (December 1866) |
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Andrew Archibald MacDonald (1829–1912) © Photo — Public domain |
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⊖ Aeneas A. MacDonald (1864–1920) | Son | ||||
⊖ Archibald J. MacDonald (1834–1917) | Brother | ||||
⊖ Augustine C. Macdonald (1837–1919) | Brother | | |||
Well that's interesting! | |||||
MacDonald was the youngest among the 36 men traditionally referred to as Fathers of Confederation. Attending both 1864 conferences, he was 35 years old at the time. He died in March 1912 while in office as a senator for Prince Edward Island, aged 83 years and 1 month. |
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Canadian Senate | Prince Edward Island (1891–1912) Died in office |
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Bilingual references are counted as a single reference. | Retrieved on | |
EN | Dictionary of Canadian Biography MacDonald, Andrew Archibald |
16 Mar 2024 |
FR | Dictionnaire biographique du Canada MacDonald, Andrew Archibald |
16 Mar 2024 |
EN | Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo) The Hon. Andrew Archibald MacDonald, Senator |
16 Mar 2024 |
FR | Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo) L'hon. Andrew Archibald MacDonald, sénateur |
16 Mar 2024 |
FR | Wikipédia Andrew Archibald MacDonald |
16 Mar 2024 |
EN | Wikipedia Andrew Archibald Macdonald |
16 Mar 2024 |