John Alexander Macdonald was born in Ramshorn parish in Glasgow, Scotland back in 1815 to Hugh and Helen. In 1820, the family moved to Kingston, Canada. In 1829, his father was appointed a magistrate for the Midland District west of Kingston. When he was 10 the family sent him to Midland District Grammar School.
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