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♂ Sir Charles Tupper
aliasSir Charles Tupper
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased
A Father of Confederation 		Performance: 92%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 11 1 12
Birth 2 July 1821 → 202 years + 9 months ago
Lived 94 years + 3 months
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 1 month
Death 30 October 1915 → 108 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 14 years + 11 months after 6 November 1900
Conferences Confederation conferences attended
representing Nova Scotia:
✓ Charlottetown (September 1864)
✓ Québec (October 1864)
✓ London (December 1866)
Special notes
None
 
Sir Charles Tupper (1821–1915)
© Photo — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Charles C.I. Merritt (1908–2000) Great-grandson  
⊖ Charles H. Tupper (1855–1927) Son
⊖ William J. Tupper (1862–1947) Son  
 
Well that's interesting!
When Tupper died in October 1915 at the age of 94 years and 5 months, he was the last survivor among the 36 men traditionally referred to as Fathers of Confederation.
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. Nova Scotia (1855–1867)
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council ✗
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 22 7 0

Leadership roles

  Duration
# 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

Electoral history

Races 12  
Path points 15  
7 documented challengers
⊖ William Annand  m 
⊖ Arthur S. Kendall  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Joseph McPherson  m 
⊖ William T. Pipes  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Alexander Johnston  m 
⊖ Hector F. McDougall  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ George H. Murray  m 
 
Eligible: 3,030 Votes: 2,639 Participation: 87.10% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Nova Scotia
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17607(F) — 19 Jan 2022 07:37 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
46
CONS
 1/2 1,368 51.84% +97 Loser:
ANTI
 1,271 48.16% William Annand
After his election:
1 Jun 1870 48
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 2 years 9 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,221 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
24		 Nova Scotia
18 September 1867
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  ANTI  Majority
ID: 17480(F) — 3 Dec 2022 17:35 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
46		 Successor:
ANTI
 1,309 50.13% Amos Jos. G. Purdy
Eligible: 3,030 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
1		 Nova Scotia
15 June 1870
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 18433(F) — 11 Oct 2022 14:32 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 2 years 1 month 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,561 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Nova Scotia
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18498(F) — 25 Jun 2023 13:33 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
CONS
 1/2 1,911 74.62% +1,261 Loser:
IND
 650 25.38% W.A.D. Morse
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 52
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,562 Votes: 2,781 Participation: 78.07% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Nova Scotia
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18730(F) — 20 Jan 2022 21:42 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
CONS
 1/2 1,580 56.81% +379 Loser:
LIB
 1,201 43.19% George Hibbard

Service: 4 years 7 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,101 Votes: 3,551 Participation: 86.59% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Nova Scotia
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19016(F) — 21 Jan 2022 19:03 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
CONS
 1/2 2,030 58.03% +562 Loser:
LIB
 1,468 41.97% William T. Pipes
After his election:
17 Oct 1878 57
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 month (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,101 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
4		 Nova Scotia
4 November 1878
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19594(F) — 11 Oct 2022 17:10 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 7 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
5		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19212(F) — 21 Jan 2022 20:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
23 May 1884 62
CONS
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 1 year 11 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
5		 Nova Scotia
26 June 1884
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19660(F) — 4 Sep 2022 19:54 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
62		 Successor:
LC
 Acclam. Charles J. Townshend
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,114 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
6		 Nova Scotia
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19416(F) — 21 Jan 2022 23:48 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
65
CONS
 1/3 2,788 54.52% +668 Loser:
LIB
 2,120 41.45% William T. Pipes
After his election:
1 Oct 1887 66
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 7 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,494 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Nova Scotia
9 November 1887
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19690(F) — 22 Jan 2022 10:31 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
CONS
 1/2 2,468 70.64% +1,442 Loser:
IND
 1,026 29.36% J.T. Bulmer
After his election:
22 May 1888 66
CONS
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 6 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,218 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Nova Scotia
13 July 1888
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19709(F) — 22 Jan 2022 10:38 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
67		 Successor:
CONS
 2,491 59.06% Arthur R. Dickey
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Nova Scotia
4 February 1896
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 20021(F) — 4 Feb 2023 12:19 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
74
CONS
 1/2 3 75.00% +2 Loser:
LIB
 1 25.00% George H. Murray

Service: 4 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 12,201 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
8		 Nova Scotia
23 June 1896
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20050(F) — 28 Nov 2021 19:26 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
74
CONS
 1/4 3,630 59.50% +817 Loser:
LIB
 2,813 46.11% Arthur S. Kendall

Service: 4 years 4 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 15,088 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
9		 Nova Scotia
7 November 1900
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20306(F) — 29 Nov 2021 07:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent → (Party leader)
Age
79
CONS
 3/4 3,672 48.67% -218 Winner:
LIB
 3,890 51.56% Arthur S. Kendall

Online biographical references (6)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  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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