Time as Canada’s Prime Minister
1891 – 1892
Born: March 12, 1821, St. Andrews, Lower Canada
Died: October 30, 1893, Montréal, Quebec
The gravesite is at Mount Royal Cemetery, Montréal, Quebec
Education: University of McGill College, B.C.L. 1854
Other Jobs he’s held:
Lawyer (called to the Bar of Canada East in 1847)
1853 – 1876 Professor of Law, McGill
1855 – 1880 Dean of Law, McGill
1862 – President, Canada Central Railway
1862 – 1884 Raised and commanded the Argenteuil Rangers
1885 – 1891 Member, Board of Directors, Canadian Pacific Railway
1887 – 1888 Elected Mayor of Montreal
Political Party
Liberal-Conservative (forerunner of the Conservative Party)
1891 – 1892 Party Leader
Political Accomplishments
Chair, House of Commons Banking Committee 1867-1874
Senator and Leader of the Government in the Senate 1887-1893
The first Prime Minister to lead the country from the Senate
And on a personal note:
Married 1849, Mary Bethune (1823 – 1898)
Four sons, four daughters
