Charles Tupper

Who was Charles Tupper?

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. Tupper was born in Amherst, Nova Scotia, to the Rev. He was educated at Horton Academy, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, and studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh Medical School, graduating MD in 1843. Sir Charles Tupper, 1st Baronet, was a Canadian Father of Confederation who served as the sixth prime minister of Canada from May 1 to. 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, following his party's loss in the 1896 Canadian federal election.

Charles Tupper and Miriam Lockhart. By the age of 22 he had handled 116 obstetric cases. He entered Nova Scotian politics in 1855 as a protégé of James William Johnston.

Historical significance

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. He practiced medicine periodically throughout his political career (and served as the first president of the Canadian Medical Association).