Today in Canada’s Political History: Queen Victoria confers a Knighthood on Sir John A. Macdonald
It was a very special day for John A. Macdonald on this date in 1867. In the United Kingdom to complete the talks that led to Confederation, and then to shepherd the British North America Act through the mother of all Parliaments, Queen Victoria had a special honour for him. The one-time immigrant to Canada who had raised himself up to become the Father of Confederation, was conferred a Knighthood by Her Majesty Queen Victoria.
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