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 | July 2, 1821 Amherst, Nova Scotia |
| Died | October 30, 1915 (aged 94) Bexleyheath, England |
| 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.
