PRESENTS
Canada's Leaders in History
The Fathers of Confederation
The Quebec Conference of 1864
Front Row:(left to right) E. Whalen, A.T. Galt, George Brown, J.A. Macdonald, Col. J.H. Gray, C. Tupper, É.-P. Taché, S.L. Tilley, George-É. Cartier, J. McCully, E.B. Chandler, W.H. Steeves, Lt. Col. J.H. Gray
Back Row:(l to r) G. Coles, H.L. Langevin, E. Palmer, O. Mowat, J.M. Johnson, A.G. Archibald, C. Fisher, J. Cockburn, J.C. Chapais, W.A. Henry, R.B. Dickey, A.A. Macdonald, W.H. Pope, J.A. Shea, F.B.T. Carter, H. Bernard, J.H. Haviland
The Governors General of Canada
| 1867-1868 | The Viscount Monck |
| 1868-1872 | Lord Lisgar |
| 1872-1878 | The Earl of Dufferin |
| 1878-1883 | The Marquess of Lorne |
| 1883-1888 | The Marquess of Lansdowne |
| 1888-1893 | Lord Stanley of Preston |
| 1893-1898 | The Earl of Aberdeen |
| 1898-1904 | The Earl of Minto |
| 1904-1911 | The Earl Grey |
| 1911-1916 | The Duke of Connaught |
| 1916-1921 | The Duke of Devonshire |
| 1921-1926 | Lord Byng of Vimy |
| 1926-1931 | The Viscount Willingdon of Rafton |
| 1931-1935 | The Earl of Bessborough |
| 1935-1940 | Lord Tweedsmuir of Elsfield |
| 1940-1946 | The Earl of Athlone |
| 1946-1952 | The Viscount Alexander of Tunis |
| 1952-1959 | The Right Honourable Vincent Massey (the first Canadian born Governor General) |
| 1959-1967 | The Right Honourable Georges-Philias Vanier |
| 1967-1974 | The Right Honourable Roland Michener |
| 1974-1979 | The Right Honourable Jules Léger |
| 1979-1984 | The Right Honourable Edward Schreyer |
| 1984-1990 | The Right Honourable Jeanne Sauvé |
| 1990-1995 | The Right Honourable Ramon John Hnatyshyn |
| 1995-1999 | The Right Honourable Roméo LeBlanc |
| 1999-2005 | The Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson |
| 2005-2010 | The Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean |
| 2010-2017 | The Right Honourable David Lloyd Johnston. |
| 2017- 2021 | The Right Honourable Julie Payette |
| 2021-present | The Right Honourable Mary J. May Simon |
(thanks to Craig Marlatt for for allowing us to use the above picture)
Official Residence of the Prime Minister
24 Sussex Drive, in Ottawa, Ontario is the official residence of the Prime Minister of Canada. The house was built by a wealthy American mill owner named Joseph Merrill Currier in 1867-1868. The official residence was purchased by the federal government in 1943, at which time the house was renovated and redesigned to its present state.Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent (1948-1957) became the first P.M. to live at 24 Sussex Drive. Since then, every newly elected Prime Minister has lived in the official residence during his time in office. Many changes have been made to the inside of the house to suit each Prime Minister. The biggest change occurred in 1975 when an indoor swimming pool was added by Pierre Elliot Trudeau.
The house sits in a beautiful spot above the Ottawa River on a cliff not far from the Parliament Buildings.
The Prime Ministers and Terms In Ofice
| John A. Macdonald First Prime Minister of Canada Born: January 11, 1815 Glasgow Scotland Died: June 6, 1891 (Buried: Kingston ON) Educated: Royal Grammar, Kingston, Upper Canada; Oxford University Private Occupation: Lawyer Political Party: Conservative (formerly Liberal-Conservative) Term of Office: July 1, 1867 - November 5, 1873; October 17, 1878 - June 6, 1891 Other Ministries: Pre-confederation Legislative Assembly; Receiver-General 1847-48; Attorney-General 1854-56, 1862. Married: September 1, 1843 to Isabella Clark (1811-56); February 16, 1867 to Susan Agnes Bernard (1836-1920) Alexander Mackenzie Second Prime Minister of Canada Born: January 28, 1822 Dunkeld Scotland Died: April 17, 1892 (Buried: Lakeview Cemetery Sarnia ON) Educated: Parish school, Scotland Private Occupation: Stone Cutter, Contractor, Editor Political Party: Liberal/Reform Term of Office: November 7, 1873 - October 8, 1878 Other Ministries: Public Works 1873-78 Married: March 28, 1845 to Helen Neil (1826-52); June 17, 1853 to Jane Sym (1825-93) John Abbot Third Prime Minister of Canada Born: March 12, 1821 St. Andrews East Lower Canada Died: October 30, 1893 (Buried: Montréal PQ) Educated: McGill College, Royal Institute for the Advancement of Learning Private Occupation: Professor, Lawyer Political Party: Liberal-Conservative Term of Office: June 16, 1891 - November 24, 1892 Other Ministries: Solicitor General 1862 Married: July 26, 1849 to Mary Bethune (1823-98) John Thompson Fourth Prime Minister of Canada Born: November 10, 1845 Halifax NS Died: December 12, 1894 (Buried: Halifax NS) Educated: Free Church Academy, Halifax NS Private Occupation: Lawyer Political Party: Conservative Term of Office: December 5, 1892 - December 12, 1894 Other Ministries: Justice 1885 Married: July 5, 1870 to Annie Affleck (1845-1913) Mackenzie Bowell Fifth Prime Minister of Canada Born: December 27, 1823 Rickinghall England Died: December 10, 1917 (Buried: Belleville ON) Educated: Apprenticeship Private Occupation: Printer, Editor Political Party: Conservative Term of Office: December 21, 1894 - April 27, 1896 Other Ministries: Customs 1878-91; Militia 1891-2; Trade and Commerce 1892-94 Married: 1847 to Harriet Moore (1829-84) Charles Tupper Sixth Prime Minister of Canada Born: July 2, 1821 Amherst NS Died: October 30, 1915 (Buried: Halifax NS) Educated: University of Edinburgh, Scotland Private Occupation: Physician Political Party: Conservative Term of Office: May 1, 1896 - July 8, 1896 Other Ministries: Privy Council 1870-72; Inland Revenue 1872; Customs 1873; Public Works 1878; Railways and Canals 1879-84; Finance 1887-88) Married: October 8, 1846 to Frances Morse (1826-1912) Wilfrid Laurier Seventh Prime Minister of Canada Born: November 20, 1841 St-Lin Canada East Died: February 17, 1919 (Buried: Ottawa ON) Educated: McGill University Private Occupation: Lawyer Political Party: Liberal Term of Office: July 11, 1896 - October 6, 1911 Other Ministries: Inland Revenue 1877-78 Married: May 13, 1868 to Zoe Lafontaine (1841-1921) Robert L. Borden Eighth Prime Minister of Canada Born: June 26, 1854 Grand Pré NS Died: June 10, 1937 (Buried: Ottawa ON) Educated: Acadia Villa Academy, Horton NS Private Occupation: Teacher, Lawyer Political Party: Conservative Term of Office: October 10, 1911 - July 10, 1920 Married: September 25, 1889 to Laura Bond (1863-1940) Arthur Meighen Ninth Prime Minister of Canada Born: June 16, 1874 Anderson ON Died: August 5, 1960 (Buried: St. Mary's ON) Educated: University of Toronto Private Occupation: Teacher, Lawyer Political Party: Conservative Term of Office: July 10, 1920 - December 29, 1921; June 29, 1926 - September 25, 1926 Other Ministries: Solicitor General 1913-17; Secretary of State 1917; Interior 1917-20 Married: June 1, 1904 to Isabel J. Cox (1882-1985) Mackenzie King Tenth Prime Minister of Canada Born: December 17, 1874 Kitchener ON Died: July 22, 1950 (Buried: Toronto ON) Educated: Harvard University; University of Toronto; University of Chicago Private Occupation: Civil servant Political Party: Liberal Term of Office: December 29, 1921 - June 28, 1926; September 25, 1926 - August 7, 1930; October 23, 1935 - November 15, 1948 Other Ministries: Labour 1909-11; External Affairs 1921-26 Richard B. Bennett Eleventh Prime Minister of Canada Born: July 3, 1870 Hopewell Hill NB Died: June 26, 1947 (Buried: Dorking England) Educated: Dalhousie University Private Occupation: Teacher, Lawyer, Businessman Political Party: Conservative Term of Office: August 7, 1930 - October 23, 1935 Other Ministries: Justice 1921; Finance 1926 Twelfth Prime Minister of Canada Louis St. Laurent Twelfth Prime Minister of Canada Born: February 1, 1882 Compton PQ Died: July 25, 1973 (Buried: Compton PQ) Educated: Université Laval Private Occupation: Lawyer, Professor of Law Political Party: Liberal Term of Office: November 15, 1948 - June 21, 1957 Other Ministries: Justice 1941-46; External Affairs 1946-48 Married: May 19, 1908 to Jeanne Renault (1886-1966) John Diefenbaker Thirteenth Prime Minister of Canada Born: September 18, 1895 Neustadt ON Died: August 16, 1979 (Buried: Saskatoon, SK) Educated: University of Saskatchewan Private Occupation: Lawyer Political Party: Progressive Conservative Term of Office: June 21, 1957 - April 22, 1963 Other Ministries: External Affairs 1957 Married: June 29, 1929 to Edna Brower (1901-51) December 8, 1953 to Olive Palmer (1902-76) Lester B. Pearson Fourteenth Prime Minister of Canada Born: April 23, 1897 Newtonbrook ON Died: December 27, 1972 (Buried: Wakefield PQ) Educated: University of Toronto; Oxford University Private Occupation: Teacher, Civil servant Political Party: Liberal Term of Office: April 22, 1963 - April 20, 1968 Other Ministries: External Affairs 1948-57 Married: August 22, 1925 to Maryon Moody (b 1902) Pierre Elliott Trudeau Fifteenth Prime Minister of Canada Born: October 18, 1919 Montréal PQ Died: Sept. 28, 2000 (Buried: St-Remi-de-Napierville PQ) Educated: Université de Montréal; Harvard University; London School of Economics Private Occupation: Lawyer Political Party: Liberal Term of Office: April 20, 1968 - June 3, 1979; March 3, 1980 - June 30, 1984 Other Ministries: Justice 1967-68 Married: March 4, 1971 to Margaret Sinclair (b 1948); divorced 1984 Joe Clark Sixteenth Prime Minister of Canada Born: June 5, 1939 High River AB Educated: University of Alberta, Dalhousie University Private Occupation: Journalist Political Party: Progressive Conservative Term of Office: June 4, 1979 - March 2, 1980 Other Ministries: External Affairs 1984-90 Married: June 30, 1973 to Maureen McTeer (b 1952) John Turner Seventeenth Prime Minister of Canada Born: June 7, 1929 Richmond England Educated: University of British Columbia; Oxford University; Université de Paris Private Occupation: Lawyer Political Party: Liberal Term of Office: June 30, 1984 - September 17, 1984 Other Ministries: Consumer and Corporate Affairs 1967-68; Solicitor General 1968; Justice 1968-72; Finance 1972-75 Married: May 11, 1963 to Geills McCrae Kilgour (b 1937) Brian Mulroney Eighteenth Prime Minister of Canada Born: March 20, 1939 Baie-Comeau PQ Died: February 29, 2024 (Buried: Montreal, PQ) Educated: St. Francis Xavier; Université Laval Private Occupation: Lawyer, Corporate Executive Political Party: Progressive Conservative Term of Office: September 17, 1984-June 13, 1993 Married: 1973 to Mila Pivniki (b. 1953) Kim Campbell Nineteenth Prime Minister of Canada Born: March 10, 1947 Port Alberni BC Educated: UBC, University of Oregon; London School of Economics Private Occupation: lecturer, lawyer, school board trustee and chairman Political Party: Progressive Conservative Term of Office: June 13, 1993 - October 25, 1993 Other Ministries: Indian Affairs and Northern Development 1989-90; Justice and Attorney General 1990-93; National Defence and Veterans Affairs 1993 Married: 1972 to Nathan Divinsky (b. 1925), divorced 1983; re-married 1986 to Howard Eddy (b. 1937), divorced 1993 Jean Chrétien Twentieth Prime Minister of Canada Born: January 11, 1934 Shawinigan PQ Educated: Laval University Private Occupation: Lawyer Political Party: Liberal Term of Office: October 25, 1993 - December 12, 2003 Other Ministries: Parliamentary Secretary to PM Pearson 1965; National Revenue 1968; Indian Affairs and Northern Development 1968-74; President of Treasury Board 1974-76; Industry, Trade and Commerce 1976-77; Finance 1977-79; Justice and Attorney General 1980-82; Energy, Mines and Resources 1982-84; Deputy PM, Secretary of State for External Affairs 1984. Married:1957 to Aline Chainé (b. 1936) Paul Martin Twenty First Prime Minister of Canada Born: August 28, 1938 Windsor, ON Educated: University of Toronto, Osgoode Hall Law School Private Occupation: Lawyer and Businessperson Political Party: Liberal Term of Office: December 12, 2003 - February 6, 2006 Other Ministries: Minister Responsible for the Federal Office of Regional Development - Québec, 1993-1996; Minister of Finance, 1993-2003. Married: 1965 to Sheila Ann Cowan Stephen Harper Twenty Second Prime Minister of Canada Born: 1960 Toronto, ON Educated: University of Calgary Private Occupation: Economist Political Party: Conservative Term of Office: February 6, 2006 - November 4, 2015 Other Ministries: Reform Party Chief Policy Officer; President, National Citizen's Coalition Married: 1993 to Laureen Teskey Justin J.P. Trudeau Twenty Third Prime Minister of Canada Born: December 25, 1971 Educated: McGill Universary and University of British Columbis Private Occupation: Teacher Political Party: Liberal Term of Office: November 4, 2015 - present Other Ministries: Liberal Party Critic for: Youth, Post Secondart Education, Amateur Sports, Multiculturalism, Citizen & Immigration Married: May 28, 2005 to Sophie Gregoire |
Gravesites Of The Deceased Prime Ministers
Sir John Alexander Macdonald
b. 11 January 1815
d. 6 June 1891
Cataraqui Cemetery
Kingston, Ontario
Alexander Mackenzie
b. 28 January 1822
d. 17 April 1892
Lakeview Cemetery
Sarnia, Ontario
Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott
b. 12 March 1821
d. 30 October 1893
Mount Royal Cemetery
Mount Royal, Quebec
Sir John Sparrow David Thompson
b. 10 November 1845
d. 12 December 1894
Holy Cross Cemetery
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Sir Mackenzie Bowell
b. 27 December 1823
d. 10 December 1917
Belleville Cemetery
Belleville, Ontario
Sir Charles Tupper
b. 2 July 1821
d. 30 October 1915
St. John's Cemetery
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
b. 20 November 1841
d. 17 February 1919
Notre Dame Cemetery
Ottawa, Ontario
Sir Robert Laird Borden
b. 26 June 1854
d. 10 June 1937
Beechwood Cemetery
Ottawa, Ontario
Arthur Meighen
b. 16 June 1874
d. 5 August 1960
St. Marys Cemetery
St. Marys, Ontario
William Lyon Mackenzie King
b. 17 December 1874
d. 22 July 1950
Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Toronto, Ontario
Richard Bedford Bennett
b. 3 July 1870
d. 26 June 1947
St. Michael's Churchyard
Mickleham, Surrey, England
(The only former Canadian Prime Minister buried outside Canada)
Louis Stephen St. Laurent
b. 1 February 1882
d. 25 July 1973
Cemetery Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin
Compton, Quebec
John George Diefenbaker
b. 18 September 1895
d. 16 August 1979
Grounds of Diefenbaker Canada Centre,
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Lester Bowles Pearson
b. 23 April 1897
d. 27 December 1972
MacLaren Cemetery
Wakefield, Quebec
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
b. 18 October 1919
d. 28 September 2000
Saint-Rémi Cemetery
Saint-Rémi, Quebec
Brian Mulroney
b. 20 May 1939
d. 29 February 2024
Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery
Montreal, Quebec
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