{"product_id":"thomas-mackay-the-laird-of-rideau-hall-and-the-founding-of-ottawa-paperback","title":"Thomas MacKay: The Laird of Rideau Hall and the Founding of Ottawa - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlastair Sweeny\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Laird of Rideau Hall\u003c\/em\u003e explores the life and times of Thomas Mackay, the chief founder of Bytown\/Ottawa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Born and raised in Perth, Scotland, Mackay and his family emigrated to Montreal in 1817. Partnering with fellow mason John Redpath, he built the locks of the first Lachine Canal, did military construction work at Fort Lennox and St. Helen's Island, and supplied stone for Montreal's Notre Dame Basilica. Engaged by Colonel By of the Royal Engineers to build the Ottawa and Hartwell Locks of the Rideau Canal, Mackay used his profits to found the village of New Edinburgh and build a mill complex at Rideau Falls, as well as the residence his daughter named Rideau Hall. With his hefty canal profits-paid in Spanish silver pieces of eight-Mackay was a major financier of the Ottawa and Prescott Railway, and chief promoter of Ottawa as the capital of Canada. He served as Colonel of the Russell and Carleton militias, was MLA for Russell for seven years, and a member of the Legislative Council of Canada for fifteen. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e After Mackay's death in 1855, his son-in-law and estate manager Thomas Keefer sold Rideau Hall to the government to serve as a residence for Canada's Governor General. Keefer also developed a tract of land owned by the estate into the village of Rockcliffe Park, today home to over 70 diplomatic residences. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished in English.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlastair Sweeny\u003c\/b\u003e est l'auteur de plusieurs livres sur l'histoire canadienne et la technologie, dont \u003ci\u003eGeorge-Étienne Cartier: Une biographie, BlackBerry Planet \u003c\/i\u003eet\u003ci\u003e Fire Along the Frontier: Great Battles of the War of 1822\u003c\/i\u003e. Il est le fondateur et premier directeur de canadachennel.ca, une série de portails éducatifs canadiens créés par des auteurs de renom dans les domaines de l'éducation et de l'histoire canadienne.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 328\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.83 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 21, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51789209010464,"sku":"9780776636788","price":43.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/02973a8bf681214d373c55a5ed5e9193_a8abf1b5-bf0c-479d-a9be-92294259adf6.webp?v=1780665548","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/thomas-mackay-the-laird-of-rideau-hall-and-the-founding-of-ottawa-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}