| Birth: | Mar. 21, 1821 | | Death: | Oct. 30, 1893 | 
3rd Canadian Prime Minister. He served as Prime Minister of Canada from 1891 to 1892, taking over upon the death of Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada's pioneering first prime minister. The first Canadian-born prime minister and first to be called to serve as PM from the Canadian Senate, he had previously served as a Member of Parliament from 1867 to 1887, as a Senator from 1887 to 1893, and as mayor of Montreal, Quebec. Illness forced him to retire after only a year in office.
Search Amazon for John Abbott | | | Burial:
Mount Royal Cemetery
Montreal
Quebec, Canada
Plot: Section C, lot #395 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Jan 01, 2001
Find A Grave Memorial# 2553 |
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You are not recalled by many people for your one year of service as Prime Minister, but you had a decent career until illness forced you out. You would be proud to know that your direct descendants Christopher and Amanda Plummer have had excellent acting...(Read more)
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-Anonymous
Added: Dec. 22, 2012 |
I light a candle for John Abbott ...
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