Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott   

Liberal Conservative

Term-June 15, 1891-Nov. 24, 1892

Age on becoming PM- 70

Birth- March 12, 1821 Lower Canada

First Canadian born prime minister; First Senator to become a PM; First PM who was a member of both Houses

Death- at age 72,Oct 30, 1893, of cancer; buried in Protestant Cemetery, Mount Royal, Montreal. See: Grave sites of the Prime Ministers

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In print, see the Dictionary of Canadian Biography, Volume XII, pp. 4-9. DCB Online

 

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