| description: | John A. Macdonald, Achitect Of The Dominion Of Canada And Destined To Be Canada'S First Prime Minister, Is Honoured By Queen Victoria Inside Buckingham Palace On February 27, 1867. Present Are Princess Louise, Who Became The Wife Of Canada'S Fourth Governor-General And Lord Carnarvon Who, As Colonial Secretary, Was Closely Associated With The British North American Act. The British North American Act Came Into Force On July 1, 1867 And For 20 Of The Next 24 Years Sir John A. Macdonald Was To Be Prime Minister Of The Newly Formed Nation, Canada. Image From A Painting By Rex Woods |