Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott




Prime Minister: June 16, 1891 - November 24, 1892

Political Party: Liberal-Conservative

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Other Ministries:
  • 1862-1863 Solicitor General (Province of Canada)

  • 1887-1891 Minister Without Portfolio

  • 1891-1892 President of the Privy Council



    • Major Points of Political Career:
  • 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










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