HMS Blenheim (1890)
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HMS Blenheim was a Blake-class first class protected cruiser that served in the Royal Navy from 1890 to 1926. She was built by Thames Ironworks & Shipbuilding Company at Leamouth, London. The ship was
HMS Blenheim
HMS Blenheim, a print by William Mitchell
John Sparrow David Thompson
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Sir John Sparrow David Thompson was the fourth prime minister of Canada, serving from 1892 until his death in 1894. He had previously been fifth premier of Nova Scotia for a brief period in 1882. He i
HMS Blenheim (1890)
…Having been launched on 5 July 1890, she was commissioned at Chatham on 1 January 1891. The then Canadian Prime Minister, Sir John Thompson, died in England just after being sworn in as a member of Queen Victoria's Privy Council in December 1894: he was repatriated to Halifax, Nova Scotia…
Thompson in 1893
Thompson in 1891.
John Thompson Grave, Holy Cross Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Annie E Thompson by William James Topley