Canadian physician and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Canada (died 1915)

Charles Tupper

Sir Charles Tupper, 1st Baronet, 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. 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 July 8, 1896, following his party's loss in the 1896 Canadian federal election. 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.

Born

1821

July 2

Died

1915

Era

1820s

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1915 Died

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1298 Battle of Göllheim: Albert I of Habsburg defeats Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg.
1494 Age of Discovery: The Treaty of Tordesillas is ratified by Spain.

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The world in 1915

When Charles departed

april 18 World War I: French pilot Roland Garros is shot down and glides to a landing on the German side of the lines.
april 22 World War I: The use of poison gas in World War I escalates when chlorine gas is released as a chemical weapon in the Second Battle of Ypres.
april 24 The arrest of 250 Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Istanbul marks the beginning of the Armenian genocide.
april 25 World War I: The Battle of Gallipoli begins: The invasion of the Turkish Gallipoli Peninsula by British, French, Indian, Newfoundland, Australian and New Zealand troops begins with landings at Anzac Cove and Cape Helles.

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Also born in 1821

Elizabeth Blackwell 1821–1910 American physician and educator (died 1910) Fyodor Dostoevsky 1821– Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, and philosopher (died 1881) James Springer White 1821–1881 American religious leader, co-founded the Seventh-day Adventist Church (died 1881) Nikolay Nekrasov 1821–1878 Russian poet and critic (died 1877) William Henry Vanderbilt 1821–1885 American businessman and philanthropist (born 1821) William Jervois 1821–1897 English engineer and diplomat, 10th Governor of South Australia (born 1821)

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