Charles Tupper
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Sir Charles Tupper, 1st Baronet, was a Canadian Father of Confederation who served as the sixth prime minister of Canada from May 1 to July 8, 1896. As the premier of Nova Scotia from 1864 to 1867, he
Tupper in 1896
Tupper and other delegates of the Charlottetown Conference on the steps of Government House, September 1864
Tupper in 1865
Tupper in April 1870
Wilfrid Laurier
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Sir Henri Charles Wilfrid Laurier was the seventh prime minister of Canada from 1896 to 1911. The first French Canadian prime minister, his 15-year tenure remains the longest uninterrupted term of off
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…becoming prime minister in May 1896. Just before he was sworn in as prime minister, the 1896 federal election was called, in which his party lost to Wilfrid Laurier and the Liberals. Tupper served as leader of the Opposition from July 1896 until he resigned in February 1901, just months after his second defeat at…
Laurier in 1906
Bedroom at Sir Wilfrid Laurier National Historic Site, Saint-Lin-Laurentides, Quebec
In 1866, Antoine-Aimé Dorion invited Laurier to become an editor for Le Défricheur.
Laurier in 1874