Macdonald John Sandfield 1812-1872 Born In St Raphaels

Glengarry. In 1840 called to the bar, and practised in Cornwall. In 1841

elected to the Parliament of the recently united provinces of Upper and

Lower Canada; and in 1849 solicitor-general in the La Fontaine-Baldwin

government. In 1852-1854 Speaker; and attorney-general in the brief

Brown-Dorion ministry; premier in 1862, and resigned, 1864. Formed the

first government of the Province of Ontario, 1867; defeated in the House
< r /> and resigned, 1871. =Index=: (Lord Elgin era) Returned in elections of 1848, 50; his

discourtesy to Lord Elgin, 127-131; Hincks succeeds in humiliating him,

135-136. (George Brown Era) Offered seat in Cabinet by John A. Macdonald, 100; enters

George Brown's ministry, 102; called on to form government, 1861, 142;

an enthusiastic advocate of the "double majority," 142; in Confederation

debate, 182-183; asks Brown to go on mission to Washington to discuss

reciprocity, 192, 196. (Sir John A Macdonald era) Upholds principle of "double majority," but

later throws it overboard, 79; separate schools established by his

administration, 1862-1863, 82; refuses John A. Macdonald's offer of a

seat in the Cabinet, 1858, 84, 85; leads the moderate "Reformers,"

84-89; forms ministry with Sicotte, 1862, 88-89; government defeated

same year on vote of want of confidence, 89; refuses to resign, and

reconstructs government by joining forces with Brown, Dorion, and the

Rouges, 89; resigns, March, 1864, 90; objects to passing of resolutions

adopted at Quebec Conference without submitting them to the people, 119;

becomes leader of provincial government in Ontario at Confederation,

141; his character, 141-142. (Tilley era) Resigns in 1864, 68. =Bib.=: Dent,

Can. Por. and Last Forty Years; Taylor, Brit. Am.