The Tupper Baronetcy, of Armdale, Halifax in Nova Scotia, Canada, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. [1] It was created on 13 September 1888 for the Canadian politician Charles Tupper. He was Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 1883 to 1896 and Prime Minister of Canada in 1896.
The heir presumptive is Charles Reginald Hibbert Tupper (born 1947), a second cousin of the present baronet.
Sir Charles Tupper of Armdale, 1st Baronet (1821–1915) Sir Charles Stewart Tupper, 2nd Baronet (1884–1960) Sir Charles Tupper, 3rd Baronet (1880–1962) Sir James Macdonald Tupper, 4th Baronet (1887–1967) Sir Charles Hibbert Tupper, 5th Baronet (1930–2008) Sir Charles Hibbert Tupper, 6th Baronet (born 1964) | This article needs additional citations for verification .(January 2021) |
Sir Charles Tupper, 1st Baronet,, M.D. 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 led Nova Scotia into Confederation. He briefly served as the Canadian prime minister, from seven days after parliament had been dissolved, until he resigned on July 8, 1896, following his party's loss in the 1896 Canadian federal election. He is the only medical doctor to have ever held the office of prime minister of Canada and his 68-day tenure as prime minister is the shortest in Canadian history.
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Tupper may refer to:
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