Sir Charles Hibbert Tupper | |
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| Member of theCanadian Parliament forPictou | |
| In office 1882–1896 Serving with John McDougald | |
| Preceded by | John McDougald Robert Doull |
| In office 1896–1904 Serving with Adam Carr Bell | |
| Succeeded by | Edward Mortimer Macdonald |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1855-08-03)August 3, 1855 |
| Died | March 30, 1927(1927-03-30) (aged 71) Vancouver,British Columbia, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Janet McDonald |
| Children | 5 |
| Parent(s) | Charles Tupper Frances Morse |
| Residence(s) | Halifax,Ottawa,Victoria,Vancouver |
| Alma mater | McGill University Harvard Law School (LLB)[1] |
| Profession | Lawyer,Politician |
| Cabinet | Minister of Marine and Fisheries (1888–1894) Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada (1894–1896) Solicitor General of Canada (1896) |
Sir Charles Hibbert TupperKCMG PC (August 3, 1855 – March 30, 1927) was aCanadianlawyer andpolitician.
Tupper was the second son of SirCharles Tupper, aphysician, leading Conservative politician, and Canadiandiplomat. The elder Tupper served aspremier ofNova Scotia, was aFather of Confederation, and served briefly asprime minister of Canada in 1896. The younger Tupper practised law inHalifax, Nova Scotia, after articling to learn the profession; at the time there was no formal legal education inAtlantic Canada. He formed a successful partnership with Wallace Graham, and the two invited the youngRobert Borden, a future prime minister who was one year older than Tupper, to join them in the late 1870s. A decade later, Borden became the firm's senior partner after Graham was appointed a judge and Tupper entered politics.
Tupper's younger brotherWilliam Johnston Tupper also became a Conservative politician.
He was elected as aConservativeMP in 1882. He was appointed Minister of Marine and Fisheries by SirJohn A. Macdonald in 1888, and kept that position in subsequent Conservativecabinets until 1894, under PMs SirJohn Abbott and SirJohn Sparrow David Thompson.
He then becameMinister of Justice in the government of SirMackenzie Bowell and attempted, unsuccessfully, to resolve theManitoba Schools Question by drafting a bill to restoreSeparate School education forCatholics inManitoba. Tupper resigned in January 1896 to protest Bowell's leadership, which had largely failed on this question, among others. He returned asSolicitor General of Canada in the short-lived government of his father, who became prime minister later in 1896, when Bowell stepped down. Tupper Sr. was defeated in the1896 Canadian federal election, by LiberalWilfrid Laurier, who became prime minister. Tupper remained anMP until his retirement from politics in 1904.
In 1893, while minister of Marine and Fisheries, he was involved in theBering Sea Arbitration between theUnited States and Canada as a representative of the British government, which at that time was responsible for Canadian foreign affairs. He wasknighted in recognition for this service, which produced a successful outcome for Canada.[2]
In 1897 he moved toVictoria, British Columbia, and then moved toVancouver in 1898, but continued as the Member of Parliament forPictou, Nova Scotia, where he was re-elected in 1900. From 1898 he practised law in Vancouver, where he served as abencher of theLaw Society of British Columbia and was elected Treasurer (chief elected officer) for 1924-25. He represented Japanese-Canadians in a series of cases opposing discriminatory practices of the provincial government.[2] In 1923, he was involved in the creation of the short-livedProvincial Party of British Columbia.
He died in Vancouver March 30, 1927, and was buried in nearby Burnaby, in Ocean View Burial Park.[3]
In September 1879, Charles Hibbert Tupper married Janet McDonald, daughter of the Hon.James McDonald, Chief Justice of Nova Scotia, and his wife, Jane. The couple had four sons and three daughters. The couple lived in Parkside, Vancouver, B.C. Her sister married her brother-in-law, Mr. W. J. Tupper. Another sister married the Rev. L. H. Jordan, B.D., of Chicago.
| 1882 Canadian federal election:Pictou | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected | |||||
| Liberal–Conservative | John McDougald | 2,709 |  Y | |||||
| Conservative | Charles Hibbert Tupper | 2,681 | Y | |||||
| Liberal | James William Carmichael | 2,397 | ||||||
| Liberal | John A. Dawson | 2,320 | ||||||
| 1887 Canadian federal election:Pictou | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected | |||||
| Liberal–Conservative | John McDougald | 3,413 | Y | |||||
| Conservative | Charles Hibbert Tupper | 3,334 | Y | |||||
| Conservative | Adam Carr Bell | 2,923 | ||||||
| Independent | John D. McLeod | 2,739 | ||||||
| By-election on 18 June 1888 On Mr. Tupper being appointed Minister of Marine and Fisheries, 30 June 1888 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
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| Conservative | Charles Hibbert Tupper | acclaimed | |||
| 1891 Canadian federal election:Pictou | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected | |||||
| Conservative | Charles Hibbert Tupper | 3,433 | Y | |||||
| Liberal–Conservative | John McDougald | 3,384 | Y | |||||
| Liberal | James A. Fraser | 2,708 | ||||||
| Liberal | John Yorston | 2,594 | ||||||
| 1896 Canadian federal election:Pictou | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected | |||||
| Conservative | Charles Hibbert Tupper | 3,577 | Y | |||||
| Conservative | Adam Carr Bell | 3,503 | Y | |||||
| Liberal | E.M. McDonald | 3,349 | ||||||
| Liberal | J.W. Carmichael | 3,337 | ||||||
| 1900 Canadian federal election:Pictou | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected | |||||
| Conservative | Charles Hibbert Tupper | 3,624 | Y | |||||
| Conservative | Adam Carr Bell | 3,615 | Y | |||||
| Liberal | Edward Mortimer Macdonald | 3,523 | ||||||
| Liberal | James D. McGregor | 3,438 | ||||||
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