Born
10 November 1845, Halifax, Nova Scotia
The Right Honourable
Sir John Sparrow David Thompson
Biographical Information
Born
10 November 1845, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Education
Free Church Academy, Halifax
Personal Status
Married 1870, Annie Affleck (1845-1913)
Two sons, three daughters (four other children died in infancy)
Occupation
Lawyer (called to the Nova Scotia Bar in 1865)
1871-1877 Alderman, Halifax
1882 Justice, Supreme Court of Nova Scotia
Party
Liberal Conservative
1892-1894 Party Leader
Constituencies
1885-1894 Antigonish, Nova Scotia
Other Ministries
1878-1882 Attorney General (Province of Nova Scotia)
1885-1892 Minister of Justice
1892 House Leader
Political Record
Premier of Nova Scotia 1882
Creation of Canadian Criminal Code 1892
Died
12 December 1894, Windsor Castle, England, while still in office
Buried
Holy Cross Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia
