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Charles Tupper
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6th Prime Minister of Canada (1821-1915)
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Charles Tupper was a Canadian politician, lawyer, diplomat, and physician. Born in Amherst in 1821, he was educated at the University of Edinburgh Medical School and practiced medicine before entering public service. He was a member of the Conservative Party of Canada and worked in Ottawa. Tupper was a Baptist who spoke and wrote in English. He served as a candidate in the federal elections of 1867, 1872, 1874, and 1878.
Tupper was a member of the Canadian Medical Association and received the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame award. He held the noble title of baronet. He authored 22 works, including *Political Position in Canada*, *Annual Statement Respecting the Canadian Pacific Railway*, and *Preferential Trade Relations Between Great Britain and Her Colonies*. He died in Bexleyheath in 1915. He was survived by his children, Charles Hibbert Tupper and William Johnston Tupper.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 22
Top works
- Report of Sir Charles Tupper, G. C. M. G. , C. B. , Executive Commissioner, on the Canadian Section of the Colonial and Indian Exhibition at South Kensington, 1886 [microform]
- Political Position in Canada [microform]
- Annual Statement Respecting the Canadian Pacific Railway [microform]
- Preferential Trade Relations Between Great Britain and Her Colonies [microform]
- Official Catalogue of the Canadian Section; Published under the Authority of Sir Charles Tupper
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Key facts
- Monarch
- Victoria
- Governor general
- The Earl of Aberdeen
- Preceded by
- Mackenzie Bowell
- Succeeded by
- Wilfrid Laurier
- Prime minister
- Mackenzie Bowell Himself (after May 1)
- Lieutenant governor
- Charles Hastings Doyle Richard Graves MacDonnell William Williams
- Born
- Charles Tupper, Jr. , ( 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
- Citizenship
- British subject
- Party
- Conservative
- Spouse
- Frances Morse ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1846 ; died 1912 )
- Children
- 6, including: Charles Hibbert Tupper William Johnston Tupper
- Alma mater
- University of Edinburgh Medical School (1843)
- Profession
- Physician
- Awards
- Order of St Michael and St George
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Charles
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Amherst
- Place of death
- Bexleyheath
- Occupation
- physician
- Position held
- member of the House of Commons of Canada
- Educated at
- University of Edinburgh Medical School
- Political party
- Conservative Party of Canada
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Baptists
- Noble title
- baronet
- Image
- Charles Tupper photographic portrait.jpg
- Work location
- Ottawa
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- Charles Tupper
- date of birth
- 1821-07-02
- date of death
- 1915-10-30
- birth name
- Charles Tupper
- writing language
- English language
- member of
- Canadian Medical Association
- candidacy in election
- 1900 Canadian federal election
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Encyclopedic overview
Sir Charles Tupper, 1st Baronet (July 2, 1821 – October 30, 1915), was a Canadian Father of Confederation who served as the sixth prime minister of Canada from May 1 to July 8, 1896. As the premier of Nova Scotia from 1864 to 1867, he led Nova Scotia into Confederation. He briefly served as the Canadian prime minister, from seven days after parliament had been dissolved, until he was dismissed by the Governor General on July 8, 1896, following his party's loss in the 1896 Canadian federal election. He is the only medical doctor to have ever held the office of prime minister of Canada, and his 69-day tenure as prime minister is the shortest in Canadian history.
Tupper was born in Amherst, Nova Scotia, to the Rev. Charles Tupper and Miriam Lockhart. He was educated at Horton Academy, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, and studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh Medical School, graduating MD in 1843. By the age of 22 he had handled 116 obstetric cases. He practiced medicine periodically throughout his political career (and served as the first president of the Canadian Medical Association). He entered Nova Scotian politics in 1855 as a protégé of James William Johnston. During Johnston's tenure as premier of Nova Scotia in 1857–1859 and 1863–1864, Tupper served as provincial secretary. Tupper replaced Johnston as premier in 1864. As premier, he established public education in Nova Scotia and expanded Nova Scotia's railway network in order to promote industry.
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