Charles Tupper

Sir Charles Tupper (2 July 1821 - 30 October 1915) was a Canadian politician and father of Confederation who, as premier, led the colony of Nova Scotia into Confederation. Following the passage of the British North America Act, 1867, Tupper served in multiple cabinet posts in Sir John A. Macdonald's government, before being appointed Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 1883 to 1895. With the failure of Mackenzie Bowell's government to resolve the Manitoba Schools Question, Tupper was invited to return to federal politics and the government was dissolved for an election prior to his being sworn in. Tupper was defeated by Sir Wilfrid Laurier's Liberals. 
Tupper served as leader of the opposition from 1896 until 1900, resigning from the leadership of the Conservative Party after losing his own seat. Robert Borden was subsequently chosen to lead the party.
==Popular Culture==
===Appearances===
====Variants====
The following list is of explicit appearances of Sir Charles Tupper.
Year	Name 	Appearance	Notes
1888	Sir Charles Tupper 	
*Sir John and Sir Charles, or The Secrets of the Syndicate	
*A play in which Sir John A. Macdonald and Tupper lament troubles with the Canadian Pacific Railway.John and Sir Charles - Canadian Shakespeares - Retrieved 23 April 2021
1956	Charles Tupper 	
*Folio, episode "The Case of Posterity Versus Joseph Howe"	
*Tupper was portrayed by William Needles.The Case of Posterity Versus Joseph Howe - IMDBWilliam Needles - IMDB 
*William Annand was portrayed by James Doohan,James Doohan - IMDBJohn Drainie portrayed Joseph Howe,John Drainie - IMDB and Robert Christie portrayed Sir John A. Macdonald,Robert Christie - IMDB
1961	Charles Tupper 	
*Charles Tupper: The Big Man	
*Tupper was portrayed by William Needles.Charles Tupper: The Big Man - IMDB - Retrieved 23 April 2021William Needles - IMDB - Retrieved 23 April 2021
*John A. Macdonald was portrayed by Robert Christie,Robert Christie - IMDB - Retrieved 23 April 2021 Budd Knapp portrayed Joseph Howe,Budd Knapp - IMDB - Retrieved 23 April 2021 Eric Heath portrayed William Annand,Eric Heath - IMDB - Retrieved 23 April 2021 and Douglas Ney portrayed Adams George Archibald.Douglas Ney - IMDB - Retrieved 23 April 2021
1974	Sir John A. Macdonald	
*The National Dream: Building the Impossible Railway, CBC Television miniseries	
*Tupper was portrayed by Ted Follows.Ted Follows - IMDB - Retrieved 23 April 2021
*Sir John A. Macdonald was portrayed by William Hutt,William Hutt - IMDB - Retrieved 23 April 2021 George-Étienne Cartier by Claude Préfontaine,Claude Préfontaine - IMDB - Retrieved 23 April 2021 Alexander Mackenzie by Gillie Fenwick,Gillie Fenwick - IMDB - Retrieved 23 April 2021 and Edward Blake by Gerard Parkes.Gerard Parkes - IMDB - Retrieved 23 April 2021
1977	Sir John A. Macdonald	
*Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Annexationist Conspiracy, authors Jack Batten & Michael Bliss	
*In this 1977 short story, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson are visited by Tupper, who had been requested by Sir John A. Macdonald to hire them to foil an annexationist plot.
*Moriarty and Laurier are also mentioned.
====Parodies====
The following list is of parodies of Charles Tupper, which may or may not be readily apparent.
Year	Name 	Appearance	Notes
1876	Clean-Hands	
*The Decline and Fall of Keewatin, author John Wilson Bengough	
*A satirical work transplanting the struggles of the then-modern Canada with attaining free trade with the United States to two ancient Native American nations.
*Tupper was satirised as "Wild Wind", Toeree Medicine Man, making light of his prior career as a physician.
*Sir John A. Macdonald is parodied as Clean-Hands, George Brown is parodied as "Big-Push", and Alexander Mackenzie as "Gritty Sand".
===Mentions===
The following list is of various mentions of Charles Tupper in fiction and popular culture.
Year	Name 	Appearance	Notes
1912	Tupper	
*Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town, author Stephen Leacock	
*Referenced in directly in mentions of the "Tupper government".
*Sir John A. Macdonald and Alexander Mackenzie are also referenced in this fashion.
==Quotes==
See Charles Tupper/Quotes.
==Links==
*Charles Tupper on Wikipedia
*Sir Charles Tupper on the Canadian Encyclopedia
*Sir Charles Tupper, 1st Baronet on Encyclopaedia Britannica
==References==
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