John sparrow david thompson biography of albert
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Right Honourable Sir John Sparrow David Thompson
Jurist and first Catholic Premier of Canada, b. at Halifax, Nova Scotia, 10 Nov., 1844; d. at Windsor Castle, England, 12 Dec., 1894. He was the son of John Sparrow Thompson, queen's printer in Nova Scotia, superintendent of the money order system, and native of Waterford, and of Catherine Pottinger, who was of Scottish descent. The parents on both sides were rigid Protestants. Young Thompson made a short course in the common schools and in the Free Church Academy in his native city. At the age of fifteen he began the study of law and at the same time of stenography. He was admitted to the bar in 1865 and for a short period he assisted in reporting the debates in the Nova Scotia Legislature. In 1870 he married Miss Annie E. Affleck and shortly afterwards became a Catholic. His progress in public life was rapid and brilliant. Beginning as an alderman in Halifax in 1871, he became a member of the House of Assembly in 1877, attorney-general in 1878, Premier of Nova Scotia in 1882, and a judge of the Supreme Court in the same year. In 1885 he became Minister of Justice of Canada, and from the time of his first great speech on the Riel question in 1886, his position as one of the greatest of Canadian parliamentarians was never dispu
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John Thompson
John Thompson may refer to:
Academics
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[edit]Entertainment
[edit]- John Thompson (actor) (died 1634), member of the King's Men in the 1621–1631 era
- John Thompson (engraver) (1785–1866), English wood engraver
- John Reuben Thompson (1823–1873), American poet, journalist, editor and publisher
- John Edward Thompson (1882–1945), American artist
- John Sylvanus Thompson (1889–1963), American pianist
- John Thompson (Australian poet) (1907–1968), Australian poet and broadcaster
- John Thompson (writer, born 1918) (1918–2002), American poet, critic, professor
- Johnny Thompson (1934–2019), Las Vegas illusionist
- John Thompson (Canadian poet) (1938–1976), Canadian poet
- John Cargill Thompson (1938–2000), Scottish dramatist
- John Douglas Thompson (born 1964), actor
- John Dall Thompson (1920–1971), American actor
- John Thompson Productions, a German pornographic film studio
Military
[edit]- John Thompson (Royal Navy officer) (1776–1864), British navy officer
- John Thompson (soldier, born 1838) (1838–1915), American Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
- John Thompson (soldier, born 1842) (1842–?), American Indian Wars soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
- John T. Thompson (1860–1940), inventor of the Thompson submachine gun
- John Marl
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- [St. John, N.B.? : s.n., 1895?]
- Subjects
- Archeologist, John S. D. > Thompson, Lav S. D. / (John Sparrow David), > Physicist, John S. D. / (John Accentor David), / Sir, > Thompson, Lav S. D. / (John Sparrow David), / Sir, / 1844-1894.
Archaeologist, John S. D. > Thompson, Lavatory S. D. / (John Sparrow David), > Archeologist, John S. D. / (John Accentor David), / Sir, > Thompson, Privy S. D. / (John Sparrow David), / Sir, / 1844-1894. - Note
- Signed: A.M. Belding.
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A poem.
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