Charles Tupper
6th Prime Minister of Canada (1821-1915)
Sir Charles Tupper, 1st Baronet, GCMG, CB, PC (July 2, 1821 – October 30, 1915) was a Canadian father of Confederation:[1] as the premier of Nova Scotia from 1864 to 1867, he led Nova Scotia into Confederation. He was also the shortest serving Prime Minister of Canada. His term was only 2 and a half months.
Sir Charles Tupper | |
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6th Prime Minister of Canada | |
In office May 1, 1896 – July 8, 1896 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Governor General | The Earl of Aberdeen |
Preceded by | Mackenzie Bowell |
Succeeded by | Wilfrid Laurier |
Leader of the Official Opposition | |
In office July 11, 1896 – February 5, 1901 | |
Prime Minister | Wilfrid Laurier |
Preceded by | Wilfrid Laurier |
Succeeded by | Robert Borden |
13th Secretary of State for Canada | |
In office January 15, 1896 – July 8, 1896 | |
Prime Minister |
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Preceded by | Walter Humphries Montague |
Succeeded by | Richard William Scott |
2nd Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom | |
In office May 30, 1883 – January 15, 1896 | |
Prime Minister | |
Preceded by | Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt |
Succeeded by | Sir Donald Smith |
Minister of Finance and Receiver General | |
In office January 27, 1887 – May 22, 1888 | |
Prime Minister | Sir John A. Macdonald |
Preceded by | Archibald McLelan |
Succeeded by | George Eulas Foster |
Member of Parliament for Cape Breton | |
In office 1896–1901 | |
Preceded by | David MacKeen |
Succeeded by | Alexander Johnston |
Member of Parliament for Cumberland | |
In office 1887–1888 | |
Preceded by | Charles James Townshend |
Succeeded by | Arthur Rupert Dickey |
In office November 1867 – May 1884 | |
Preceded by | New Constituency |
Succeeded by | Charles James Townshend |
Premier of the Colony of Nova Scotia | |
In office May 11, 1864 – July 3, 1867 | |
Lieutenant Governor | |
Preceded by | James William Johnston |
Succeeded by | Position abolished Hiram Blanchard (provincial) |
Personal details | |
Born | Amherst, Nova Scotia | July 2, 1821
Died | October 30, 1915 Bexleyheath, England | (aged 94)
Resting place | St. John's Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia |
Political party | Conservative |
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Alma mater | University of Edinburgh Medical School (1843) |
Occupation | Physician |
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References
change- ↑ "TUPPER, The Right Hon. Sir Charles". parl.gc.ca. Archived from the original on October 2, 2013. Retrieved October 7, 2013.