Plaque

MacDonald House

Inscription

This tablet commemorates the naming of this building in 1961 after the first Prime Minister of Canada, the Rt. Hon. Sir John Alexander MacDonald, G.C.B., P.C., Q.C.

The Hon. Paul Martin, P.C., Q.C., High Commissioner for Canada, October 1975.
{This text is then repeated in French.}

Site: MacDonald House (1 memorial)

W1, Grosvenor Square, 1, MacDonald House

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MacDonald House

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Sir John Alexander MacDonald

Born Glasgow, Scotland. Emigrated to Canada in 1820. first Prime Minister of ...

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The Hon. Paul Martin

P.C., Q.C., High Commissioner for Canada, October 1975.

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