As Canada marched through the first part of its second decade, the country began to expand and face several challenges unlike anything it had seen before. Let’s begin our look at Canada in 1873. On Jan. 10, George Orton was born. He would go on to...
In January 1872, John Young left his post as Governor General due to poor health. With no Governor General in place, there was talk of Sir John A. Macdonald, currently serving as the Prime Minister of Canada, would take over as Governor General. The...