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Charles Tupper. Sir Charles Tupper, 1st Baronet GCMG, CB, PC, M.D. [1] (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.
Sir Charles Tupper, prime minister, premier of Nova Scotia 1864–67, doctor (born 2 July 1821 in Amherst, NS; died 30 October 1915 in Bexleyheath, England). Charles Tupper led Nova Scotia into Confederation while he was premier.
Charles Tupper was the shortest-serving prime minister in Canadian history, a fact he greatly resented. An accomplished Canadian statesman with over 40 years of political experience, he seemed like the perfect guy to lead the country — at least on paper.
Sir Charles Tupper, 1st Baronet was the premier of Nova Scotia from 1864 to 1867 and prime minister of Canada in 1896, who was responsible for the legislation that made Nova Scotia a province of Canada in 1867. As Canada’s minister of railways and canals (1879–84), Tupper introduced the bill giving.
As one of the best-trained doctors in the province, he was concerned to increase the status of the profession by driving out the unqualified. In 1863 he was elected president of the Medical Society of Nova Scotia and in 1867–70 he served as first president of the Canadian Medical Association.
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May 29, 2018 · Sir Charles Tupper. Sir Charles Tupper (1821-1915) was one of the Canadian fathers of confederation. He was a political leader in Nova Scotia and then Canadian Cabinet minister, high commissioner to the United Kingdom, and prime minister of Canada.
Jun 26, 2017 · Tupper was a physician who championed public health, better hospital care and improved medical education. He became a founder and the first president of the Canadian Medical Association (CMA). At the same time, he was a formidable provincial and then federal politician, a Father of Confederation and prime minister of Canada.
Quick Reference. (1821–1915) Canadian statesman, who became Conservative Member of the Nova Scotia Assembly in 1855 and Premier in 1863. A Father of the Confederation, he entered the dominion Parliament in 1867 and served under John A. MacDonald (1870–73; 1878–84).
After 13 years as a practicing physician, Sir Charles Tupper turned his sights to political service and rose to become the only physician to become Prime Minister of Canada.
As first vice-president of the Baptist Education Society, he was a key figure in the establishment in 1828 of Horton Academy in Wolfville, N.S. When ten years later the academy was expanded to become Queen’s (Acadia) College, Tupper worked with Edmund Albern Crawley and others to support its growth.
