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John Sparrow David Thompson
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Prime Minister of Canada from 1892 to 1894
Key facts
- Monarch
- Victoria
- Governors general
- The Lord Stanley of Preston , The Earl of Aberdeen
- Preceded by
- John Abbott
- Succeeded by
- Mackenzie Bowell
- Lieutenant governor
- Adams George Archibald
- Born
- ( 1845-11-10 ) November 10, 1845, Halifax, Nova Scotia , Canada
- Died
- December 12, 1894 (1894-12-12) (aged 49), Windsor, Berkshire , England
- Cause of death
- Heart attack
- Resting place
- Holy Cross Cemetery, Halifax
- Party
- Conservative
- Spouse
- Annie Affleck ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1870 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Thompson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Halifax
- Place of death
- Windsor Castle
- Occupation
- lecturer
- Employer
- Dalhousie University
- Political party
- Liberal-Conservative Party
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Image
- Sir John SD Thompson.jpg
- Number of children
- 9
- Work location
- Ottawa
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- John Sparrow David Thompson
- date of birth
- 1844-11-10
- date of death
- 1894-12-12
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- birth name
- John Sparrow David Thompson
- manner of death
- natural causes
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Sir John Sparrow David Thompson (November 10, 1845 – December 12, 1894) was the fourth prime minister of Canada, serving from 1892 until his death in 1894. He had previously been fifth premier of Nova Scotia for a brief period in 1882. He is the only post-Confederation provincial premier to become prime minister, as of 2026.
Thompson was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He trained as a lawyer and was called to the bar in 1865. Thompson was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in 1877 as a representative of the Conservative Party. He became the provincial attorney general the following year, in Simon Holmes's government, and replaced Holmes as premier in 1882. However, he served for only two months before losing the 1882 general election to the Liberal Party. After losing the premiership, he accepted an appointment to the Nova Scotia Supreme Court.
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