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John Sparrow David Thompson

1845 - 1894

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Sir John Sparrow David Thompson (November 10, 1845 – December 12, 1894) was a Canadian lawyer, judge and politician who served as the fourth prime minister of Canada from 1892 until his death in 1894. He had previously been fifth premier of Nova Scotia for a brief period in 1882. He is the only post-Confederation provincial premier to become prime minister, as of 2025. Thompson was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Sparrow David Thompson is the 3,044th most popular politician (up from 15,993rd in 2019), the 44th most popular biography from Canada (up from 503rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Canadian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John Sparrow David Thompson ranks 3,044 out of 19,576. Before him are Louis-Eugène Cavaignac, Gaius Julius Vindex, Antiochus VII Sidetes, Aleksandar Ranković, Aspar, and Senusret II. After him are La Malinche, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Sargon I, Hyejong of Goryeo, Thomas Boni Yayi, and Prabowo Subianto.

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Among people born in 1845, John Sparrow David Thompson ranks 17. Before him are Ludwig III of Bavaria, Carl Spitteler, Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover, George Reid, Nikola Pašić, and Abai Qunanbaiuly. After him are Paul Vidal de La Blache, Edmond James de Rothschild, Ion Ivanovici, Leopold Auer, Arthur MacArthur Jr., and Laura Marx. Among people deceased in 1894, John Sparrow David Thompson ranks 15. Before him are Adolphe Sax, Anton Rubinstein, Gustave Caillebotte, Hans von Bülow, Marie François Sadi Carnot, and Prince Philippe, Count of Paris. After him are Theodor Billroth, Leconte de Lisle, Emmanuel Chabrier, Nadezhda von Meck, Hassan I of Morocco, and Austen Henry Layard.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, John Sparrow David Thompson ranks 44 out of 1,622. Before him are Paul Anka (1941), William Shatner (1931), William Vickrey (1914), James Naismith (1861), Jim Peebles (1935), and Henry Clinton (1730). After him are Arthur B. McDonald (1943), Robert Mundell (1932), Maye Musk (1948), Pamela Anderson (1967), Charles Tupper (1821), and Drake (1986).

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Among POLITICIANS In Canada

Among politicians born in Canada, John Sparrow David Thompson ranks 5. Before him are Justin Trudeau (1971), Mary Simon (1947), Pierre Trudeau (1919), and David Johnston (1941). After him are Charles Tupper (1821), Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook (1879), Lester B. Pearson (1897), Marie-Louise Meilleur (1880), Mark Carney (1965), Jean Chrétien (1934), and Bonar Law (1858).

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