Sir John Alexander Macdonald

Not many individuals can be compared to George Washington, one of the founding fathers of the United States. Sir John Alexander Macdonald was the first prime minister and leader of Canada. He is to Canada what Washington is to The United States.
Born in Glasgow Scotland during 1815, Macdonald was the offspring of his father who was the first in his family of farmers to make a living off a something besides the land on which he owned. His business venture failed however, and in 1820, Macdonald's father moved the family with four children to Kingston. Kingston at the time was in a place call…