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The Macdonalds and the Tilleys

A grainy, black and white photo of five adults (Sir John A. Macdonald, Lady Agnes Macdonald and members of the Tilley family) standing and seated on some rocky ground, with the Saint Lawrence River behind them.

“Group taken at Rivière-du-Loup in 1890 by Herbert C. Tilley.”

The Macdonalds were for many decades, close friends of the Sir Leonard Tilley and his family. This photo, taken by Herbert Tilley, was published in “The Life and Times of Sir Leonard Tilley” by James Hannay, published in St. John, New Brunswick in 1897.

The caption reads: (from left to right) “Lady Macdonald, Sir Leonard Tilley, Lady Tilley, Sir John A. Macdonald, L. P. deW. Tilley. Group taken at Rivière-du-Loup in 1890 by Herbert C. Tilley.”