Charles Tupper: Tenacious champion of Confederation

Of all the original Fathers of Confederation, Charles Tupper of Nova Scotia was its most tenacious champion in one of its most inhospitable environments.

Sir Charles Tupper, a Canadian father of Confederation as premier of Nova Scotia from 1864 to 1867, he led Nova Scotia into Confederation and later served as the sixth prime minister of Canada from May 1, 1896 until July 8, 1896. Photograph courtesy of Wikipedia

Opinion

BY MICHAEL HATFIELD

April 2, 2018

Of all the original Fathers of Confederation, Charles Tupper of Nova Scotia was its most tenacious champion in one of its most inhospitable environments. It is therefore fitting that he was also the last surviving original Father of Confederation, dying in 1915 at age 94. Tupper remained active in p...

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