John Sparrow David Thompson
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The Right Honourable Sir John Sparrow David Thompson KCMG PC QC |
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| 4th Prime Minister of Canada | |
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In office December 5, 1892 – December 12, 1894 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Governor-General |
The Lord Stanley of Preston The Earl of Aberdeen |
| Preceded by | John Abbott |
| Succeeded by | Mackenzie Bowell |
| 5th Premier of Nova Scotia | |
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In office May 25, 1882 – July 18, 1882 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Lieutenant Governor | Adams George Archibald |
| Preceded by | Simon Hugh Holmes |
| Succeeded by | William Thomas Pipes |
| MLA for Antigonish County | |
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In office December 4, 1877 – July 27, 1882 Serving with Daniel MacDonald, Angus McGillivray |
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| Preceded by | John J. McKinnon |
| Succeeded by | Charles B. Whidden |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Antigonish |
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In office October 16, 1885 – December 12, 1894 |
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| Preceded by | Angus McIsaac |
| Succeeded by | Colin Francis McIsaac |
| Personal details | |
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November 10, 1845 Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Died | December 12, 1894 (aged 49) Windsor, UK |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Resting place | Holy Cross Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Annie Affleck (m. 1870; his death 1894) |
| Children | 9 |
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Sir John Sparrow David Thompson (KCMG PC QC; November 10, 1845 – December 12, 1894) was a Canadian lawyer, judge, politician, and university professor, who served as the fourth Prime Minister of Canada from December 5, 1892, until his sudden death in office on December 12, 1894. He also served as the fifth Premier of Nova Scotia in 1882. He was the first Roman Catholic to hold the office of Prime Minister.
Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, to John Sparrow Thompson and Charlotte Pottinger, he was of Irish descent. Some sources say he was born on November 10, 1845, but others say 1844. Thompson married Annie Affleck (1842–1913) in 1870. Annie Thompson was strong-willed and had the same kind of spirit that had driven Agnes Macdonald (another prime minister's wife) to ride the cowcatcher of a Canadian Pacific Railway train through the British Columbia mountains. During their courtship, Thompson was forced to write love letters in shorthand because of his soon-to-be wife's disapproving parents. Thompson's family life was marred by tragedy. A daughter, Annie, died at 1, while youngest son David lived to be 2. Two other children died at birth, but the Thompsons had five children survive childhood.
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. Holmes. He briefly held the office of Nova Scotia premier in 1882, but his government was defeated in that year's election.Thompson was always a reluctant politician.
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