His first administration 
His first administration saw the addition of three provinces and the planning of a railway spanning the entire country, which would be constructed and completed during his later terms. Three years before he ascended to his most prominent position, in an effort to break the perpetual deadlock of the provincial government, he and George Cartier joined forces with George (*) Brown of the Liberal party to form the Grand Coalition. At the 1864 Charlottetown Conference, he advocated unification of the Province of Canada with the three maritime provinces, leading to the foundation of the Dominion of Canada. Serving from 1867-1873 and again from 1878 until his death, for 10 points, name this first Prime Minister of Canada.
His first administration saw the addition of three provinces and the planning of a railway spanning the entire country, which would be constructed and completed during his later terms.
Sir John Alexander {Macdonald}