| LC control no. | n 85228278 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Tupper, Charles, Sir, 1821-1915 |
| Other standard no. | 000000008394877X |
| Associated country | Canada |
| Birth date | 1821-07-02 |
| Death date | 1915-10-30 |
| Place of birth | Amherst (N.S.) |
| Place of death | Bexleyheath (London, England) |
| Field of activity | Canada--Politics and government Medicine |
| Affiliation | Nova Scotia. House of Assembly Canada. Parliament Canada. Privy Council Great Britain. Privy Council Canadian Medical Association Medical Society of Nova Scotia |
| Profession or occupation | Prime ministers Legislators Politicians Ambassadors Physicians |
| Found in | Durant, V. War horse of Cumberland, 1985: title page (Sir Charles Tupper) page. 4 of cover (PM of Canada) NLC 12/80 (AACR 2: Tupper, Charles, Sir, 1821-1915) Dictionary of Canadian Biography WWW site, viewed November 16, 2021 (Tupper, Sir Charles; doctor and politician; b. July 2, 1821 near Amherst, N.S.; d. Oct. 30, 1915 in Bexleyheath, England; he entered the University of Edinburgh, receiving a diploma from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh on April 20, 1843, and becoming MD on August 1, 1843; after returning to Amherst, he established a medical practice and opened a drugstore, later establishing a practice in Halifax; he became city medical officer, served on the surgical staff of the Provincial and City Hospital, and was chairman of the committee responsible for establishing a medical school; 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; he transferred his practice to Ottawa in 1868, and during the period in opposition after 1873 he practised there and in Toronto; he first stood for election as a Conservative in Cumberland County in 1855; he became Nova Scotia Provincial Secretary in 1857 and 1863; in 1864 he became Premier; he persuaded the Assembly to endorse a motion in favour of union on April 18, 1866, and on July 4, 1867 he handed over power to a revamped provincial administration; in the first federal elections in September he won a seat (Cumberland); on June 21, 1870 he became President of the Privy Council; he held various ministerial positions until his resignation in May 1884; on May 24 became salaried High Commissioner in London; he was created a CB in 1867, a KCMG in 1879, a GCMG in 1886, and in 1888 a baronet of the United Kingdom; in 1896 he became Prime Minister, resigning on July 8; he was appointed a member of the British Privy Council on November 9, 1907) |
| Associated language | eng |
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