♂ Charles Tupper ♦
 Baptist |
Record 62199 · 4909 |
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| Type of record Elected candidate ✓ Known but unelected candidate Perennial candidate |
Deceased | Performance: 92%
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| Birth | Death | Lived | Died in office |
| 2 July 1821 (202 years 9 months ago) |
30 October 1915 (108 years 5 months ago) |
94 years 3 months | No |
Family tie with other documented individual
| Who | ...is/was his | Note | |
| Charles H. Tupper (1855–1927) | Son | Father and son sat simultaneously in all or parts of the 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th federal parliaments | |
| William J. Tupper (1862–1947) | Son | ||
| Charles C.I. Merritt (1908–2000) | Great-grandson |
Service in elected office
| Legislature | Total | Government | Opposition | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Leadership roles
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| # | Legislature | Party | M | Int | Role | Age | Dates | y | m | d | |
| 1. | NS | 24 | PC | 1 | Party leader | 42–46 | 01 May 1864 — 03 Jul 1867 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2. | CA | 1 | CONS | 1 | Minister | 51 | 02 Jul 1872 — 03 Mar 1873 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| 3. | CA | 2 | CONS | 1 | Minister | 51–52 | 22 Feb 1873 — 05 Nov 1873 | 0 | 8 | 14 | |
| 4. | CA | 4 | CONS | 1 | Minister | 57 | 17 Oct 1878 — 19 May 1879 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
| 5. | CA | 4–5 | CONS | 1 | Minister | 57–62 | 20 May 1879 — 28 May 1884 | 5 | 0 | 8 | |
| 6. | CA | 5–6 | CONS | 1 | Minister | 65–166 | 27 Jan 1887 — 22 May 1988 | 101 | 3 | 25 | |
| 7. | CA | 5–6 | CONS | 1 | Minister | 65–66 | 27 Jan 1887 — 22 May 1888 | 1 | 3 | 25 | |
| 8. | CA | 5–6 | CONS | 1 | Minister | 65–66 | 27 Jan 1887 — 22 May 1888 | 1 | 3 | 25 | |
| 9. | CA | 7 | CONS | 1 | Minister | 74 | 15 Jan 1896 — 30 Apr 1896 | 0 | 3 | 15 | |
| 10. | CA | 7–8 | CONS | 1 | Party leader | 74–79 | 01 May 1896 — 05 Feb 1901 | 4 | 9 | 4 | |
| 11. | CA | 7 | CONS | 1 | Prime Minister | 74–75 | 01 May 1896 — 08 Jul 1896 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 12. | CA | 8 | CONS | 1 | Opposition Leader | 75–79 | 11 Jul 1896 — 06 Nov 1900 | 4 | 3 | 26 | |
| 2. Inland Revenue 3. Customs 4. Public Works 5. Railways and Canals 6. President of the Treasury Board [Finance] 7. Receiver General [Finance] 8. Finance 9. Secretary of State of Canada |
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Electoral history
| → 12 recorded electoral participations → 15 electoral path points |
→ 7 documented challengers: |
William Annand m Alexander Johnston m Arthur S. Kendall m (2 runoffs) Hector F. McDougall m (2 runoffs) Joseph McPherson m George H. Murray m William T. Pipes m (2 runoffs) |
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| Federal Ass.: 1 |
Nova Scotia | Cumberland | |||||||
| 7 August 1867 | Age: 46 |
→ New to Parliament | |||||||
| General | ✓ | 1/2 | CONS | 51.84% | 1,368 of 2,639 | Elig.: 3,030 | Parti.: 87.10% | ||
| Loser > | ANTI | 48.16% | 1,271 (-97) | William Annand m ( 59 ) | |||||
| Post-Election... | |||||||||
| 1 June 1870 > | ?? | CONS | → | Vac. | Resigned: Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election | ||||
| ID: 17607(F) — 19 Jan 2022 07:37 ET | Service: 2 years 9 months 25 days (Gov't) | ||||||||
| Provincial Ass.: 24 |
Nova Scotia | Cumberland County | |||||||
| 18 September 1867 | Age: 46 |
Incumbent did not run in this election | |||||||
| General | |||||||||
| Successor > | CONF | 51.21% | 1,337 of 5,221 | Henry G. Pineo m ( 37 ) | |||||
| ID: 17480(F) — 3 Dec 2022 17:35 ET | |||||||||
| Federal Ass.: 1 |
Nova Scotia | Cumberland | |||||||
| 15 June 1870 | Age: 48 |
Re-elected incumbent | |||||||
| By-Election | ✓ | 1/1 | CONS | 0.00% | 0 of 0 | Elig.: 3,030 | Parti.: n/a | ||
| By acclamation | |||||||||
| ID: 18433(F) — 11 Oct 2022 14:32 ET | Service: 2 years 1 month 4 days (Gov't) | ||||||||
| Federal Ass.: 2 |
Nova Scotia | Cumberland | |||||||
| 20 July 1872 | Age: 51 |
Re-elected incumbent | |||||||
| General | ✓ | 1/2 | CONS | 74.62% | 1,911 of 2,561 | Elig.: inc. | Parti.: inc. | ||
| Loser > | IND | 25.38% | 650 (-1,261) | W.A.D. Morse m | |||||
| Post-Election... | |||||||||
| 5 November 1873 > | ?? | CONS | → | LIB | |||||
| ID: 18498(F) — 25 Jun 2023 13:33 ET | Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Gov't) | ||||||||
| Federal Ass.: 3 |
Nova Scotia | Cumberland | |||||||
| 22 January 1874 | Age: 52 |
Re-elected incumbent | |||||||
| General | ✓ | 1/2 | CONS | 56.81% | 1,580 of 2,781 | Elig.: 3,562 | Parti.: 78.07% | ||
| Loser > | LIB | 43.19% | 1,201 (-379) | George Hibbard m | |||||
| ID: 18730(F) — 20 Jan 2022 21:42 ET | Service: 4 years 7 months 25 days (Oppo.) | ||||||||
| Federal Ass.: 4 |
Nova Scotia | Cumberland | |||||||
| 17 September 1878 | Age: 57 |
Re-elected incumbent | |||||||
| General | ✓ | 1/2 | CONS | 58.03% | 2,030 of 3,498 | Elig.: 4,101 | Parti.: 86.59% | ||
| Loser > | LIB | 41.97% | 1,468 (-562) | William T. Pipes m ( 28 ) | |||||
| Post-Election... | |||||||||
| 17 October 1878 > | ?? | CONS | → | Vac. | Resigned: Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election | ||||
| ID: 19016(F) — 21 Jan 2022 19:03 ET | Service: 0 year 1 month (Gov't) | ||||||||
| Federal Ass.: 4 |
Nova Scotia | Cumberland | |||||||
| 4 November 1878 | Age: 57 |
Re-elected incumbent | |||||||
| By-Election | ✓ | 1/1 | CONS | 0.00% | 0 of 0 | Elig.: 4,101 | Parti.: n/a | ||
| By acclamation | |||||||||
| ID: 19594(F) — 11 Oct 2022 17:10 ET | Service: 3 years 7 months 15 days (Gov't) | ||||||||
| Federal Ass.: 5 |
Nova Scotia | Cumberland | |||||||
| 20 June 1882 | Age: 60 |
Re-elected incumbent | |||||||
| General | ✓ | 1/1 | CONS | 0.00% | 0 of 0 | Elig.: n/a | Parti.: n/a | ||
| By acclamation | |||||||||
| Post-Election... | |||||||||
| 23 May 1884 > | ?? | CONS | → | Vac. | Resigned: To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.) | ||||
| ID: 19212(F) — 21 Jan 2022 20:58 ET | Service: 1 year 11 months 3 days (Gov't) | Exit from legislature → | |||||||
| Federal Ass.: 5 |
Nova Scotia | Cumberland | |||||||
| 26 June 1884 | Age: 62 |
Incumbent did not run in this election | Exit from legislature → | ||||||
| By-Election | |||||||||
| Successor > | LC | 0.00% | 0 of 0 | Charles J. Townshend m ( 40 ) | |||||
| ID: 19660(F) — 4 Sep 2022 19:54 ET | |||||||||
| Federal Ass.: 6 |
Nova Scotia | Cumberland | |||||||
| 22 February 1887 | Age: 65 |
→ Returned to Parliament after hiatus | |||||||
| General | ✓ | 1/3 | CONS | 54.52% | 2,788 of 5,114 | Elig.: inc. | Parti.: inc. | ||
| Loser > | LIB | 41.45% | 2,120 (-668) | William T. Pipes m ( 36 ) | |||||
| Post-Election... | |||||||||
| 1 October 1887 > | ?? | CONS | → | Vac. | Resigned: Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election | ||||
| ID: 19416(F) — 21 Jan 2022 23:48 ET | Service: 0 year 7 months 9 days (Gov't) | ||||||||
| Federal Ass.: 6 |
Nova Scotia | Cumberland | |||||||
| 9 November 1887 | Age: 66 |
Re-elected incumbent | |||||||
| By-Election | ✓ | 1/2 | CONS | 70.64% | 2,468 of 3,494 | Elig.: inc. | Parti.: inc. | ||
| Loser > | IND | 29.36% | 1,026 (-1,442) | J.T. Bulmer m | |||||
| Post-Election... | |||||||||
| 22 May 1888 > | ?? | CONS | → | Vac. | Resigned: To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.) | ||||
| ID: 19690(F) — 22 Jan 2022 10:31 ET | Service: 0 year 6 months 13 days (Gov't) | Exit from legislature → | |||||||
| Federal Ass.: 6 |
Nova Scotia | Cumberland | |||||||
| 13 July 1888 | Age: 67 |
Incumbent did not run in this election | Exit from legislature → | ||||||
| By-Election | |||||||||
| Successor > | CONS | 59.06% | 2,491 of 4,218 | Arthur R. Dickey m ( 33 ) | |||||
| ID: 19709(F) — 22 Jan 2022 10:38 ET | |||||||||
| Federal Ass.: 7 |
Nova Scotia | Cape Breton | |||||||
| 4 February 1896 | Age: 74 |
→ Returned to Parliament after hiatus | |||||||
| By-Election | ✓ | 1/2 | CONS | 75.00% | 3 of 4 | Elig.: inc. | Parti.: inc. | ||
| Loser > | LIB | 25.00% | 1 (-2) | George H. Murray m ( 34 ) | |||||
| ID: 20021(F) — 4 Feb 2023 12:19 ET | Service: 0 year 4 months 18 days (Gov't) | ||||||||
| Federal Ass.: 8 |
Nova Scotia | Cape Breton | |||||||
| 23 June 1896 | Age: 74 |
Re-elected incumbent | |||||||
| General | ✓ | 1/4 | CONS | 59.50% | 3,630 of 12,201 | Elig.: inc. | Parti.: inc. | ||
| Loser > | LIB | 46.11% | 2,813 (-817) | Arthur S. Kendall m ( 35 ) | |||||
| ID: 20050(F) — 28 Nov 2021 19:26 ET | Service: 4 years 4 months 14 days (Oppo.) | ||||||||
| Federal Ass.: 9 |
Nova Scotia | Cape Breton | |||||||
| 7 November 1900 | Age: 79 |
Defeated incumbent (Party leader) | Exit from legislature → | ||||||
| General | ✗ | 3/4 | CONS | 48.67% | 3,672 of 15,088 | Elig.: inc. | Parti.: inc. | ||
| Winner > | LIB | 51.99% | 3,922 (+250) | Alexander Johnston m ( 33 ) | |||||
| ID: 20306(F) — 29 Nov 2021 07:29 ET | |||||||||
| → 9 online biographical references |
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| Lg | Hyperlink | Retrieved on |
| EN | Canadian Encyclopedia: Sir Charles Tupper | 16 Mar 2024 |
| FR | Encyclopédie canadienne: Sir Charles Tupper | 16 Mar 2024 |
| EN | Dictionary of Canadian Biography: Tupper, Sir Charles | 16 Mar 2024 |
| FR | Dictionnaire biographique du Canada: Tupper, sir Charles | 16 Mar 2024 |
| EN | Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo): The Right Hon. Sir Charles Tupper, P.C., K.C.M.G., G.C.M.G., C.B., M.P. | 16 Mar 2024 |
| FR | Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo): Le très hon. sir Charles Tupper, C.P., K.C.M.G., G.C.M.G., C.B., député | 16 Mar 2024 |
| EN | The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory: Tupper, Charles (p. 219) | 16 Mar 2024 |
| EN | Wikipedia: Charles Tupper | 16 Mar 2024 |
| FR | Wikipédia: Charles Tupper | 16 Mar 2024 |
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