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The Honourable
Sir John Abbott
PC QC KCMG
Abbott in 1892
3rd Prime Minister of Canada
In office June 16, 1891 – November 24, 1892
Monarch
Victoria
Governor General
Lord Stanley of Preston
Preceded by
John A. Macdonald
Succeeded by
John Thompson
19th Mayor of Montreal
In office 1887–1889
Preceded by
Honoré Beaugrand
Succeeded by
Jacques Grenier
Canadian Senator from Quebec
In office May 12, 1887 – October 30, 1893
Appointed by
John A. Macdonald
Constituency
Inkerman
Member of Parliament for Argenteuil
In office 1880–1887
Preceded by
Thomas Christie
Succeeded by
James Crocket Wilson
In office September 20, 1867 – 1874
Preceded by
Riding established
Succeeded by
Lemuel Cushing, Jr.
Personal details
Born
John Joseph Caldwell Abbott
(1821-03-12)March 12, 1821 St. Andrews East, Lower Canada
Died
October 30, 1893(1893-10-30) (aged 72) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Resting place
Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal
Political party
Conservative
Spouse
Mary Bethune
(m. 1849)
Children
8
Parent(s)
Joseph Abbott Harriet Bradford
Education
McGill University (1847)
Signature
Military service
Allegiance
Province of Canada Dominion of Canada
Branch/service
Canadian Militia
Years of service
1847–1884
Rank
Captain Lieutenant-Colonel
Unit
2nd Montreal Militia Battalion 4th Montreal Militia Battalion 11th Argenteuil Rangers
Commands
11th Argenteuil Rangers (1862-1884)
Battles/wars
Fenian Raids
Sir John Joseph Caldwell AbbottPC QC KCMG (March 12, 1821 – October 30, 1893) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the third prime minister of Canada from 1891 to 1892. He held office as the leader of the Conservative Party.
Abbott was born in what is now Saint-André-d'Argenteuil, Quebec. He studied law at McGill University and became one of Montreal's best-known lawyers, later returning to McGill as a professor of law and earning a Doctor of Civil Law degree. He was perhaps best known for his successful defence of the perpetrators of the St. Albans Raid. Abbott involved himself in politics from a young age, signing the Montreal Annexation Manifesto in 1849 – which he later regretted – and winning election to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada in 1860. In the lead-up to Confederation he was a prominent advocate for the rights of English-speaking Quebecers.
In the 1867 federal election, Abbott was elected to the new House of Commons of Canada as a member of the Conservative Party. A telegram leaked from his office played a key part in the Pacific Scandal of 1873, which led to the downfall of John A. Macdonald's first government. Abbott was appointed to the Senate in 1887, in order to become leader of the Government in the Senate. He became prime minister in June 1891 following Macdonald's death in office. He was the first native-born Canadian prime minister, both Macdonald and Alexander Mackenzie having been born in Scotland. Abbott was 70 years old at the time, and served only until November 1892 when he retired due to ill health. He died the following year.[1]
^Miller, Carman (May 23, 2007). "Sir John Abbott". The Canadian Encyclopedia (online ed.). Historica Canada. Archived from the original on September 26, 2013. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
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