Charles Tupper

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.

The Right Honourable Sir Charles Tupper Bt GCMG CB PC
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	Mackenzie Bowell Himself (after May 1)
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	Sir John A. Macdonald John Abbott John Sparrow David Thompson Sir Mackenzie Bowell
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	Sir Charles Hastings Doyle Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell Sir William Williams
Preceded by	James William Johnston
Succeeded by	Position abolished Hiram Blanchard (provincial)
Personal details
Born	(1821-07-02)July 2, 1821 Amherst, Nova Scotia
Died	October 30, 1915(1915-10-30) (aged 94) Bexleyheath, England
Resting place	St. John's Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Frances Morse ​ ​ (m. 1846; died 1912)​
Children	6, including: Charles Hibbert Tupper William Johnston Tupper
Alma mater	University of Edinburgh Medical School (1843)
Occupation	Physician
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