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. He was the seventh Canadian Prime Minister 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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7th 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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