Prime Minister of Canada

• 29-March-1867 : The British North America Act receives royal assent, forming the Dominion of Canada in an event known as the Confederation. This unites the Province of Canada (Quebec and Ontario), New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia as of July 1. Ottawa becomes the capital, and John A. Macdonald becomes the Dominion's first prime minister.
• 07-November-1873 : Alexander Mackenzie becomes the second Prime Minister of Canada.
• 17-October-1878 : John A. Macdonald returns to office as Prime Minister of Canada.
• 16-June-1891 : John Abbott becomes Canada's third prime minister.
• 05-December-1892 : John Thompson becomes Canada's fourth prime minister.
• 21-December-1894 : Mackenzie Bowell becomes Canada's fifth prime minister.
• 11-July-1896 : Wilfrid Laurier becomes Canada's seventh prime minister.
• 10-July-1920 : Arthur Meighen becomes Canada's ninth prime minister.
• 29-June-1926 : Arthur Meighen returns to office as Prime Minister of Canada.
• 28-July-1930 : Richard Bennett defeats William Lyon Mackenzie King in federal elections and becomes the Prime Minister of Canada.