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Confederation is only yet in the gristle, and it will require five years more before it hardens into bone.
John A. Macdonald
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John A. Macdonald
Age: 76 †
Born: 1815
Born: January 10
Died: 1891
Died: June 6
Former Prime Minister Of Canada
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Glasgow
Scotland
John Alexander Macdonald
John A Macdonald
Sir John Alexander Macdonald
Rt. Hon. Sir John Alexander Macdonald
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