John Abbott
3rd Prime Minister of Canada (1821-1893) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott PC QC KCMG (March 12, 1821 – October 30, 1893) was the third Prime Minister of Canada. He served in the office for seventeen months, from June 16, 1891 to November 24, 1892.[1][2] Through his daughter, Abbott is the great-grandfather of Canadian Academy Award-winning actor Christopher Plummer.[3]
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Sir John Abbott | |
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3rd Prime Minister of Canada | |
In office June 16, 1891 – November 24, 1892 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Preceded by | John A. Macdonald |
Succeeded by | John Thompson |
19th Mayor of Montreal | |
In office 1887–1888 | |
Preceded by | Honoré Beaugrand |
Succeeded by | Jacques Grenier |
Senator for Inkerman, Quebec | |
In office May 12, 1887 – October 30, 1893 | |
Appointed by | John A. Macdonald |
Preceded by | John Hamilton |
Succeeded by | William Owens |
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Argenteuil | |
In office 1860[1]–1874 | |
Succeeded by | Lemuel Cushing, Jr. |
In office 1880–1887 | |
Preceded by | Thomas Christie |
Succeeded by | James Crocket Wilson |
Personal details | |
Born | John Joseph Caldwell Abbott (1821-03-12)March 12, 1821 St-Andre-Est, Lower Canada |
Died | October 30, 1893(1893-10-30) (aged 72) Montreal, Quebec |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse(s) | Mary Martha Bethune |
Relations | Joseph Abbott, father |
Children | 5 sons, 5 daughters |
Alma mater | McGill University |
Profession | Lawyer (corporate), Professor |
Cabinet | Minister Without Portfolio (1887-1891) President of the Privy Council (1891-1892) Leader of the Government in the Senate (1887-1893) |
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Abbott died on March 12, 1893 from complications of pneumonia in his Montreal, Quebec home. He was 72 years old.