Senator John Macdonald: How One Immigrant Can Make Us Better - Softcover

Van Bommel, Harry J

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1553070690 ISBN 13: 9781553070696

Publisher: Resources Supporting Family and Community Legacies Inc., 2011

Synopsis

The life of Senator John Macdonald is one of a thousand examples of how one immigrant can make us a better city and country. He was Toronto's most successful 19th century wholesaler, an active church promoter, a politician during the formation of Canada, a poet and a well-travelled gentleman. He was an instrumental supporter of the YMCA, Toronto General Hospital and Victoria College. His home, Oaklands, is still one of Toronto's most beautiful mansions. He gave fellow Methodist Timothy Eaton credit in order to convert his dry goods business into a cash-only store. He was an intimate of both Sir John A. Macdonald (the only Liberal Sir John A. ever appointed to the Senate) and George Brown (founder of "The Globe" newspaper. As journalist Donald Jones wrote about him in 1983: ...for those who have often wondered how Toronto got its name of "Toronto the Good," no story ever answered the question better than the story of this man who became one of Toronto's most colorful Bible-preaching millionaires.

About this title

About the Author:

Harry van Bommel is the founder of "Canada 150," the largest ever history-gathering collaborative project in Canada (www.canada150.com). His biography of Senator John Macdonald is only one example of how Canadians are encouraged to write family histories, biographies and community histories to celebrate our country's 150th anniversary in 2017. He has written 40 books of which 5 are biographies. His other areas of writing include: caregiving, hospice palliative care, health care reform, community development, learning and teaching, finance, management and staff development and journalling.

About this edition

• Publisher: Resources Supporting Family and Community Legacies Inc.
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1553070690
• ISBN 13: 9781553070696
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 284