Century West
Sir John A. Macdonald's great grandson, Hugh Macdonald Gainsford
Broadcast Date: Aug. 10, 1967
Hugh Macdonald Gainsford has a personal Centennial project. As the last living descendent of Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada's first prime minister, Gainsford has gone to the birthplace of his great-grandfather: Glasgow, Scotland. Gainsford finds the room Macdonald was born in 1815 and learns its history from the current occupant. In a pub downstairs, Gainsford and CBC reporter Craig Oliver hoist a glass and discuss Macdonald's legendary drinking.Sir John A. Macdonald's great grandson, Hugh Macdonald Gainsford
• Century West was a CBC Television show produced in Winnipeg during the Centennial year. It highlighted Centennial celebrations and historic events in western Canada.• Hugh Macdonald Gainsford's mother was Isabella (Daisy) Macdonald Gainsford. Her father was Hugh John Macdonald, son of Sir John A. Macdonald.
• As of 2004, Hugh Gainsford was living in Brandon, Man.
• Sir John A. Macdonald emigrated with his parents from Scotland when he was five years old. They settled in Kingston, Ont. Macdonald became a lawyer and entered politics in 1843. In 1867, having negotiated the British North America Act in London, he was appointed Canada's first prime minister. He died in 1891 aged 76.
Sir John A. Macdonald's great grandson, Hugh Macdonald Gainsford
Medium: Television
Program: Century West
Broadcast Date: Aug. 10, 1967
Guest(s): Hugh Macdonald Gainsford
Reporter: Craig Oliver
Duration: 4:49
Last updated:
Aug. 19, 2009
Sir John A. Macdonald's great grandson, Hugh Macdonald Gainsford.
The CBC Digital Archives Website.
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Last updated: Aug. 19, 2009.
[Page consulted on Feb. 16, 2012.]