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Sir John Alexander Macdonald, 1872

Black and white portrait of Sir John A. Macdonald, a middle-aged man with dark hair, posing in a chair in a studio, his arms folded across his chest.

Library and Archives Canada C-010144 MIKAN 3333452

Sir John A. Macdonald photographed in 1872, by William Topley. One year later, Macdonald would resign as Prime Minister in the aftermath of the Pacific Scandal.