Biography
In 1867 he became a lawyer in Halifax NS.
He was elected as an Alderman of Halifax.
He was the Attorney General of Nova Scotia and briefly Premier.
In 1882 he was appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia.
In 1885 he became the Minister of Justice in the Macdonald Government in Ottawa.
In 1892-94 he was the Prime Minister of Canada.
He was buried in Halifax NS.
Named Features
Mount Sir John Thompson
References
- Putnam, W.L. and G.W. Boles, R.W. Laurilla (1990)
- Chevrier, Jean (2002)
