Cataraqui Cemetery

thumb|right|alt=coffin on carriage|Funeral of [[John A. Macdonald, Cataraqui Cemetery]]

thumb|right|alt=stone cross|Grave of John Alexander Macdonald

Cataraqui Cemetery is a non-denominational cemetery located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1850, it predates Canadian Confederation, and continues as an active burial ground. The cemetery is 91 acres in a rural setting with rolling wooded terrain, ponds and watercourses. More than 46,000 individuals are interred within the grounds, and it is the final resting place of many prominent Canadians, including the burial site of Canada's first prime minister, John A. Macdonald. The Macdonald family gravesite, and the cemetery itself, are both designated as National Historic Sites of Canada.

History

The cemetery charter was created during a special act of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada on August 10, 1850. The Cataraqui Cemetery was incorporated as a not-for-profit, non-denominational, and public resting place. Alexander Campbell served as the first president. The cemetery contains the war graves of 61 service personnel from World War I, and 84 from World War II. Queen's University owns a section that is reserved for interring the remains of those who dedicate their bodies to education and research.

Leonard Birchall – Royal Canadian Air Force officer
Wallace Bruce Matthews Carruthers – Founder of the Canadian Signal Corps
James Alexander Corry – Academic and principal of Queen's University