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Historic Money Reader. Historic Money Reader. Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier . Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Prime Minister 1896-1911. Canada’s longest unbroken term as Prime Minister (15 Years). Canada’s First bilingual Prime Minister In 1935 Laurier appeared on the $1000.00 Bill
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Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Prime Minister 1896-1911. Canada’s longest unbroken term as Prime Minister (15 Years). Canada’s First bilingual Prime Minister In 1935 Laurier appeared on the $1000.00 Bill Laurier first appeared on the $5.00 Bill in 1972. Audio: Former Ottawa Journal reporter & Senator Grattan O’Leary on Laurier.
The Laurier Timeline from the Historica-Dominion Institute “Macdonald-Laurier Days” website.
Sir John A. Macdonald, Prime Minister 1867-1873 & 1878-1891 Canada’s second longest Serving Prime Minister (19 Years). Canada’s First Prime Minister In 1935 Macdonald appeared on the $500.00 Bill Macdonald first appeared on the $10.00 Bill in 1971. Audio: 1973 CBC Dramatization of one of Macdonald’s great railway speeches in the House of Commons.
The Macdonald Timeline from the Historica-Dominion Institute “Macdonald-Laurier Days” website.