Some sources say he was born on November 10, 1845, though others say 1844.
Sir John Sparrow David Thompson (November 10, 1845 – December 12, 1894) was a Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician who served as the fourth prime minister of Canada, in office from 1892 until his death.
Some sources say he was born on November 10, 1845, though others say 1844.
He trained as a lawyer and was called to the bar in 1865.
Two other children died at birth, the Thompsons had five children survive childhood. ==Law, politics, and professorship== Thompson was called to the Nova Scotia Bar in July 1865, and from 1878 to 1882, he served as Attorney General in the provincial government of Simon H.
Thompson married Annie Affleck (1842–1913) in 1870.
The Canadian politician Margaret Mitchell, who died March 8, 2017, is considered the last of Thompson's descendants. ==Family== Thompson, then a young barrister, married in 1870 Annie E.
Thompson was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in 1877 as a representative of the Conservative Party.
Two other children died at birth, the Thompsons had five children survive childhood. ==Law, politics, and professorship== Thompson was called to the Nova Scotia Bar in July 1865, and from 1878 to 1882, he served as Attorney General in the provincial government of Simon H.
He had previously been premier of Nova Scotia for a brief period in 1882. Thompson was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
He became the provincial attorney general the following year, in Simon Holmes' government, replaced Holmes as premier in 1882.
However, he served for only two months before losing the 1882 general election to the Liberal Party.
Two other children died at birth, the Thompsons had five children survive childhood. ==Law, politics, and professorship== Thompson was called to the Nova Scotia Bar in July 1865, and from 1878 to 1882, he served as Attorney General in the provincial government of Simon H.
He briefly held the office of Nova Scotia premier in 1882, but his government was defeated in that year's election.
In this role, he was instrumental in founding the Dalhousie Law School in 1883.
After losing the premiership, he accepted an appointment to the Nova Scotia Supreme Court. In 1885, Thompson entered federal politics at the personal request of Sir John A.
Macdonald finally recruited Thompson to Ottawa in 1885.
She had great admiration for Thompson and wrote frequently about him in her "Canadian Journal". Thompson was sworn in as Minister of Justice in September 1885 and won a seat in Parliament in October, representing Antigonish. ===Louis Riel crisis=== When he returned to Ottawa, the Louis Riel crisis was in full swing.
The question of what to do with Louis Riel, who had been sentenced to hang for leading the 1885 North-West Rebellion, was now the responsibility of Thompson.
Thompson appears as a prominent character in Paul Marlowe's novel Knights of the Sea (set in 1887 when Thompson was Minister of Justice). Since 1996, Sir John Thompson's former home in Ottawa at 237 Metcalfe Street has served as the national office of the Canadian Soccer Association. Nova Scotian artist William Valentine painted Thompson's portrait. ==See also== List of Canadian Prime Ministers List of books about Prime Ministers of Canada ==Notes== ==References== J.
The speech was notable and helped to popularize Thompson, and he quickly rose to become a leading member of the Conservative government. His achievements as Minister of Justice included the first Criminal Code, a consolidation and unification of the criminal law for Canada. ==Declines post of prime minister as a Roman Catholic== Thompson was the last minister to see Macdonald before his devastating stroke in May 1891.
Sir John Sparrow David Thompson (November 10, 1845 – December 12, 1894) was a Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician who served as the fourth prime minister of Canada, in office from 1892 until his death.
Thompson became prime minister in 1892, following the retirement of John Abbott.
In 1894, Lord Stanley "approved" of this report--months before Sir Thompson's fatal heart attack. ==Prime Minister (1892–1894)== Thompson assumed the office of Prime Minister in 1892, a year later, when Sir John Abbott retired.
Thompson retained the post of Attorney General while he was prime minister. He came very close to bringing Newfoundland into Confederation, but that would not be achieved until 1949. His first major speech as Prime Minister was given in Toronto in January 1893 and covered the topics of tolerance and Canadian nationalism in conjunction with loyalty to the British crown.
Despite his concern, Thompson ultimately realized that the conspiracy to make Canada part of the United States was confined to a small and noisy minority within the opposition party. In March 1893, Thompson travelled to Paris, France as one of the judges on the tribunal to settle the dispute over the seal harvest in the Bering Sea.
Sir John Sparrow David Thompson (November 10, 1845 – December 12, 1894) was a Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician who served as the fourth prime minister of Canada, in office from 1892 until his death.
On a trip to England in 1894, Thompson unexpectedly suffered a heart attack and died, aged 49.
In 1894, Lord Stanley "approved" of this report--months before Sir Thompson's fatal heart attack. ==Prime Minister (1892–1894)== Thompson assumed the office of Prime Minister in 1892, a year later, when Sir John Abbott retired.
After she was widowed December 12, 1894, a fund of $30,000 was raised for Lady Thompson, headed by Lord Strathcona with a subscription of $5,000; the Parliament of Canada contributed $25,000.
He was buried on January 3, 1895, in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Despite having held prime ministerial office, Thompson had little estate, so Parliament set up a fund to support his widow and children.
Castell Hopkins, 1895, Life and Work of the Rt.
As a widow, she lived at Derwent Lodge, 631 Sherbourne Street in Toronto. ==Legacy== Thompson was designated a Person of National Historic Significance in 1937.
Thompson retained the post of Attorney General while he was prime minister. He came very close to bringing Newfoundland into Confederation, but that would not be achieved until 1949. His first major speech as Prime Minister was given in Toronto in January 1893 and covered the topics of tolerance and Canadian nationalism in conjunction with loyalty to the British crown.
His collected papers were donated in 1949 to the National Archives of Canada by his son, Colonel John Thompson. Although subjective, a ranking of the Canadian Prime Ministers was published by J.L.
Heisler, 1955, Sir John Thompson, thesis, University of Toronto. J.
Thompson appears as a prominent character in Paul Marlowe's novel Knights of the Sea (set in 1887 when Thompson was Minister of Justice). Since 1996, Sir John Thompson's former home in Ottawa at 237 Metcalfe Street has served as the national office of the Canadian Soccer Association. Nova Scotian artist William Valentine painted Thompson's portrait. ==See also== List of Canadian Prime Ministers List of books about Prime Ministers of Canada ==Notes== ==References== J.
Granatstein and Norman Hillmer in 1997.
A follow-up article co-authored by Hillmer in 2011 broadened the survey to include survey responses of over 100 historians; in this survey, Thompson was ranked 14th out the 22 who had by then served as PM. The high school in the Canadian sitcom Life with Derek, SJST, is named after Thompson.
The Canadian politician Margaret Mitchell, who died March 8, 2017, is considered the last of Thompson's descendants. ==Family== Thompson, then a young barrister, married in 1870 Annie E.
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