John Sandfield Macdonald (1812 - 1872)

Ontario’s first Premier, John Sandfield Macdonald, led a coalition government known as the Patent Combination from 1867 to 1871. Although appointed to the position by Sir John A. Macdonald, his party went on to win Ontario’s first general election, defeating George Brown’s Reformers. This monument, sculpted by Walter Allward, was unveiled in 1909.