The Man from Halifax : Sir John Thompson, Prime Minister by Waite, P. B

Map and 21 b.&w. photo illus. Sir John Thompson was born in Halifax, N.S. in 1844 and appointed Premier of N.S. in May of 1882 but his party was defeated in July of the same year. Later that year he was elevated to the Supreme Court of N.S. and in 1885 he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada representing Antigonish County. He then was appointed Minister of Justice and Attorney General in the MacDonald Cabinet. He became Canada's fourth Prime Minister in 1892 and held that office until he died at Windsor Castle in 1894.

Univ of Toronto Pr, 1985. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hard cover in dust jacket. Mild handling and sunning to jacket. Otherwise clean, tight and unmarked. Very neat -- a sound and handsome set. Illustrated. xxviii,547pp..

University of Toronto Press, 1985. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

University of Toronto Press, 1985. Hardcover. Acceptable. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, ( 1985 ). First Edition. Hardcover. good plus/good plus. Octavo, 547 pages, tips of spine bumped; dj spine sunned Photographs. Thompson died in office after serving two years as the P.M. He was a brilliant lawyer. This biography is informed by the daily letters Thompson and his wife exchanged during the periods when they were separated.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.