New Britain herald., 1915-10-30
Sir Charles Tupper Passes Away
 in England Today .
WAS PROMINENT STATESMAN
Former Power in Parliament and Pre-
 mier of Nova Scotia in 1S64-Re-
 tired in 1884 and went to London as k Canada's Highest Commissioner.

Ottawa, Ont. Oct. 30.-Sir Charles ! BTupper, Canadian statesman, died in England today. He was ninety-four years old.
 The news of the death of Sir ACharles came in a cablegram from Sir George Perley, Canadian high &commissione in London, to Sir Rob- x ert Borden, the premier.
 Died At Bexley Heath. Sir Charles Tupper,s death occurred lat Bexley Heath.
 Charles Stuart Tupper, of Winni- Epeg, son of the late James Stuart RTupper and grandson of Sir Charles, Reucceeds to the baronetcy. He is "a son-in-law of pr. Charles Morse ®istrar of the exchequer court of &Dttawa and is about to leave for the Front, having obtained a commission fn the Cameronian Highlanders. "Canada's Grand Old Man." ! From the establishment of the Do- 4ninfon of Canada in 1867, in which be played 8 prominent part, up to within a few years ago, Sir Charles &upper was so prominent in Canadian
 atesmanship that upon his retire. &nent he, like the late Lord Strath- 6pna, was called "Canada's Grand Old Man" i Born at Amherst, Nova Scotia. Puly.42, 1921, he studied medicine at Edinburgh university, and attained $uccess in the profession in his native Nova Scotia where he entered poli- lies in 1855 by winning a seat in the Fovia Scotia where he entered poli- lies in 1855 by winning a seat in the Eova Scotia parliament as a conserva- i've. He defeated Joseph Howe, lead fr of the Nova Scotia Liberals.
 Power in Parliament.
 X Young Tdpper made himself pow 3r in parliament, and became premier 3f Nova Scotia in 1864. After the
 5rrnation of the confederation he be- bne minister of customs in the Sir lohn Mcdonald cabinet that resigned "a 1873, and was Sir Johns closest aviser in the five years during which |&le Conservative party was out of Bower. Tn 1878, when Macdonald re- arned to office, pr. Tupper became Minister of public works. He created Ehe department of railways and can- 3s, and became it's first minister. In his post he carried out the policy of he government for enlargement of 1 Rhe Welland canal, deepening of the &&. Lawrence river, improvement of | Me Entercolonial railway and con-
 ruction by a private company of the l ' hnadian Pacific railway. X He retired from the ministry in $84 and went to London as Canada's kghest commissioner. In 1887 ne was kcalled, to be minister of finance in kacdonald's new cabinet, but re-
 gned next year and resumed his du- les in London. In January, 1896 he htered the Sir Mackenzie Bowell ad- * Illustration as secretary of state and
 3ader in the house of commons, and
 the retirement of Bowell four
 &onths afterward he succeeded him as
 lime minister.
 Leader of Opposition.
 After the defeat of the Conserva-
 les ne June, 1896, Dr. Tupper re-
 gned office and upon the meeting of
 e new parliament he was elected
 ader of the opposition. A few years
 ker he retired to private life. Sev-
 hlyears ago he went to London, in-
 hding to spend his remaining years
 &ere. His Ieave-taking was made the
 &casion of great popular demon-
 Patton, in Vancouver. Dr. Tupper
 as created baronet in 1879 He was
 one time president of the Canadian
 {edical association.