John Sparrow David Thompson

Prime Minister of Canada from 1892 to 1894

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Born: 1844
Died: 1894
Works: 28

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Ex parte Thomas Henry Cooper, owner and claimant of the British Schooner "W.P. Sayward," and ex parte Sir John Thompson, K.C.M.G., Her Britannic Majesty's Attorney General of Canada
Speech of Sir John Thompson, Minister of Justice, on the Motion of Mr. o'Brien, M. P. , in Reference to the Jesuits' Estates Act [microform]
Execution of Louis Riel [microform]
Jesuits' Estates Act [microform] : Full Report of Sir John Thompson' S Speech Delivered in the House of Commons, Wednesday, March 27th, '89
In the Supreme Court of the United States, December term, 1808, Frank P. Blair, Jr., plaintiff in error, vs. J.S. Thompson, et al

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Country: GD
Active from: 1935-07-09

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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.