John Abbott
3rd Prime Minister of Canada (1821-1893)
Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott PC QC KCMG (March 12, 1821 – October 30, 1893) was the fourth Prime Minister of Canada. He served in the office for seventeen months, from June 16, 1891 to November 24, 1892.[1][2] Through his daughter, Abbott is the great-grandfather of Canadian Academy Award-winning actor Christopher Plummer.[3]
Sir John Abbott | |
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| 4th Prime Minister of Canada | |
| In office June 16, 1891 – November 24, 1892 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Preceded by | John A. Macdonald |
| Succeeded by | John Thompson |
| 19th Mayor of Montreal | |
| In office 1887–1888 | |
| Preceded by | Honoré Beaugrand |
| Succeeded by | Jacques Grenier |
| Senator for Inkerman, Quebec | |
| In office May 12, 1887 – October 30, 1893 | |
| Appointed by | John A. Macdonald |
| Preceded by | John Hamilton |
| Succeeded by | William Owens |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Argenteuil | |
| In office 1860[1]–1874 | |
| Succeeded by | Lemuel Cushing, Jr. |
| In office 1880–1887 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Christie |
| Succeeded by | James Crocket Wilson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Joseph Caldwell Abbott March 12, 1821 St-Andre-Est, Lower Canada |
| Died | October 30, 1893 (aged 72) Montreal, Quebec |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Martha Bethune |
| Relations | Joseph Abbott, father |
| Children | 5 sons, 5 daughters |
| Alma mater | McGill University |
| Profession | Lawyer (corporate), Professor |
| Cabinet | Minister Without Portfolio (1887-1891) President of the Privy Council (1891-1892) Leader of the Government in the Senate (1887-1893) |
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Abbott died on March 12, 1893 from complications of pneumonia in his Montreal, Quebec home. He was 72 years old.
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Abbott, Sir John". Encyclopedia Britannica. Vol. I: A-Ak - Bayes (15th ed.). Chicago, IL: Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc. 2010. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-59339-837-8.
- ↑ "Canadian Encyclopedia". Archived from the original on 2013-09-26. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
- ↑ "CBC: Life And Times". CBC.ca. November 12, 2002. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
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