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	Abbott, Sir John Joseph Caldwell - MSN Encarta
		John Joseph Caldwell Abbott was born on March 12, 1821, at Saint Andrew's, Argenteuil County, in the province of Lower Canada (now Québec).
		Abbott graduated in law from McGill University in Montréal, was admitted to the provincial bar in 1847, and practiced law in Montréal.
		Abbott was among those who supported the idea of confederation, or the unity of all British and Canadian lands in North America into one country.
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	Abbott, Sir John Joseph Caldwell
		Abbott became prime minister mainly because the Conservative Party could not agree on Macdonald's successor (photo 1892 by W.J. Topley, courtesy Library and Archives Canada/PA-33933).
		Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott, lawyer, professor, politician, prime minister (b at St Andrews East [St-André-Est], Lower Canada 12 Mar 1821; d at Montréal 30 Oct 1893).
		A graduate of McGill College, John Abbott was admitted to the bar 1847 and taught at McGill from 1853, serving as dean of the law faculty 1855-80.
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	John Joseph Caldwell Abbott - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		John Abbott married Mary Bethune (1823-1898) in 1849.
		He later attempted to turn government over to John Thompson, but this was politically unfeasible due to anti-Catholic sentiment (Thompson was Catholic).
		John Abbott College in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec is named after him.
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	John Joseph Caldwell Abbott - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Honourable Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott, PC, QC, KCMG, BCL, DCL (March 12, 1821 – October 30, 1893) was the third Prime Minister of Canada from June 16, 1891 to November 24, 1892.
		After long service in the Canadian House of Commons, he was appointed to the Senate of Canada in 1887 and joined Sir John A. Macdonald's cabinet that year as Minister without Portfolio.
		Sir John Abbott is buried in the Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec.
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	Encyclopedia: John Joseph Caldwell Abbott (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		John was a son of Christian I and king of Denmark in 1481.
		John Adams was a leader in the movement for independence an his presidency was marked by rivalry with fellow-Federalist Alexander Hamilton, controversy over government measures taken to curb political opposition, and a crisis in American relations with France.
		John Alden was the youngest of the Pilgrim founders of the Plymouth Colony.
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	Dictionary of Canadian Biography
		Abbott drafted a charter for the Canada Pacific Railway, arranged for its incorporation, was named a provisional director, and left with Allan for London in late February 1873 to float bonds for its construction.
		Abbott realized, and even exaggerated, his own limitations, and never ceased explaining to anyone who would listen that he had been chosen leader of his party simply because he was the man who divided it least.
		Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott is the author of The Argenteuil case; being a report of the controverted election for the county of Argenteuil.
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		John Joseph Caldwell Abbott was the third Prime Minister of Canada, the first Canadian born Prime Minister, and was knighted by Queen Victoria in 1892, as a Knight of St. George and St. Michael.
		Prime Minister John Abbott was the son of John of Joseph Abbott (born April 30, 1790 in Little Strickland, Westmoreland, England, died Jan. 19, 1862 in Montreal) and Harriet Bradford, born Oct.
		Joseph Abbott, the father of Sir John Abbott, was the son of Joseph Abbot, born about 1755 in England and Isabella Kendal, born in 1755 in Morland, Westmorland, England, they married on May 18, 1785 in Morland, and their other children were Margaret, William, Christopher and Elizabeth Abbott.
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	John Joseph Caldwell Abbott
		He is a son of the Rev. Joseph Abbott, M. A., first Anglican incumbent of St. Andrews; was educated at St. Andrews, and subsequently at McGill College, Montreal, where he was graduated as born C.L., studied law, and in 1847 was called to the bar of Lower Canada.
		Abbott was solicitor-general in the Sandfield Macdonald Sicotte administration.
		Abbott is regarded as one of the best authorities in Canada on commercial law, and he added largely to his reputation by his "Jury Law Consolidation Act" for Lower Canada.
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	John Joseph Caldwell Abbott
		Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott (March 12, 1821 - October 30, 1893) was the third Prime Minister of Canada from June 16, 1891 to November 24, 1892.
		He was initiated into St. Paul's masonic Lodge #374 in Montreal, in 1847.
		After long service in the Canadian House of Commons, he was appointed to the Senate of Canada[?] in 1887 and joined Sir John A. Macdonald's cabinet that year.
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	Rt. Honourable Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott Quiz
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	Grand Lodge of New Brunswick Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Sir John A. Macdonald, who served as Canada's first Prime Minister from 1867-73 and again from 1878 until his death in 1891, is probably the most outstanding man in the modern history of Canada.
		Abbott was initiated at the age of 25 in St. Paul's Lodge No.374 (EC), Montreal, Quebec, on January 26, 1847; passed March 9 and raised April 13, the same year.
		He was Minister of Militia in Sir John Abbott's cabinet and Minister of Trade and Commerce under Sir John Thompson's term as Prime Minister.
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	The Honourable Sir John J. C. Abbott
		Film and theatre actor, Christopher Plummer (The Sound of Music) is a descendant of John Abbott.
		Failing health forced Abbott to resign in November, 1892.
		Abbott was the first Prime Minister to lead the country from the Senate.
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	Abbott - TheBestLinks.com - Abbey, Canada, Edwin Abbott Abbott, Lyman Abbott, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		George Abbott, an American producer, director, playwriter, and actor, born in Forestville, New York, in 1889.
		William Bud Abbott (birth name William Abbott) (1895-1974), a noted vaudville performer and film actor, mostly in partnership with Lou Costello.
		Abbott Laboratories is a pharmaceutical and health care company involved in diagnostics.
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	ORDERING THE URBAN CANADIAN LAW OFFICE AND ITS ENTREPRENEURIAL HINTERLAND, 1825 TO 1875 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Again, Abbott is well known to mainstream Canadian history as one of Premier and Prime Minister Macdonald's most influential lieutenants during the late union and early confederation periods, and as his successor as third Dominion prime minister in the early 1890s.
		John Abbott, dean of early Canadian railroad lawyers, was a named corporator in the special acts of parliament that created the Carillon and Grenville Railway, the Chaudière Valley Railway, the Ontario and Quebec Railway, and ultimately the Canada Pacific Railway.
		In addition, John Abbott was elected to directorships of the Canada Central Railroad, the Montreal Colonization Railway, the Chaudière Valley Railway, the South Eastern Railway, the Ontario and Quebec Railway, and the Canadian Pacific Railway.
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	The History of McMaster Meighen. by Desmond Brown (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Abbott followed Badgley as dean of the McGill Law School, and was also a founder of the Fraser-Hickson Library and of the Royal Victoria Hospital.
		In highlighting Badgley's and Abbott's careers, the authors demonstrate effectively their thesis that to be a top-flight lawyer in the nineteenth century, one had to be ''interested and involved in business, politics and the community.' \emSuccess begat success.
		J.J.C. Abbott was solicitor-general of Lower Canada, not attorney-general (25); prohibition in the United States began in 1920, not 1927 (70); it was the rcmp, not the Royal Canadian Military Police, that chased and caught a stolen ship.
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	AllRefer.com - Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott (Canadian History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott 1821–93, Canadian political leader.
		He was a graduate of McGill College, where he served on the law faculty (1853–80).
		As prime minister (1891–92), Abbott headed a Conservative administration.
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	John Joseph Caldwell Abbott
		He is a son of the Rev. Joseph Abbott, M. A., first Anglican incumbent of St. Andrews; was educated at St. Andrews, and subsequently at McGill College, Montreal, where he was graduated as born C.L., studied law, and in 1847 was called to the bar of Lower Canada.
		Abbott was solicitor-general in the Sandfield Macdonald Sicotte administration.
		Abbott is regarded as one of the best authorities in Canada on commercial law, and he added largely to his reputation by his "Jury Law Consolidation Act" for Lower Canada.
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		Abbott held the appointment of Solicitor-General in the Sandfield MacDonald-Sicotte Administration.
		Theoretically the office of Prime Minister is a prize open to competition of the entire male population of Canada; but, as it has fallen to only four persons in a quarter of a century, many must be curious to know the conditions which fitted the lately deceased statesman for the highest position in the country.
		That Sir John's smile and manner were no mask, is evident from his last will and testament, which proves the astute diplomatist to have possessed fine sensibilities and deep affection.
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	ABBOTT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Edwin Abbott Abbott, an English schoolmaster and theologian, the author of the mathematical satire Flatland.
		William Bud Abbott, a noted vaudville performer and film actor, mostly in partnership with Lou Costello.
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	CanadaInfo: Government: Federal: Prime Minister: Former Prime Ministers: Abbott
		John Joseph Caldwell Abbott took over as prime minister with great reluctance, acknowledging that he was there "because I am not particulary obnoxious to anybody."
		By this time, Abbott was the M.P for Argenteuil, and his involvement with both the CPR and the goverment led to a conflict of interest.
		In 1887, Abbott was appointed to the Senate, from which he served as a Cabinet minister and later as prime minister.
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	Abbott (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		John Abbott was remembered as " The first Prime Minister born in Canada." He was the third Prime Minster in Canada.
		Abbott died one year after he had retired.
		Abbott was also the first Prime Minister to rule from the Senate.
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	CNEWS Politics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott was born Mar. 12, 1821 at St. Andrews, Lower Canada--the first prime minister to be born on Canadian soil.
		Abbott was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada in 1857, re-elected in 1861 and 1863, and sat until Confederation.
		Abbott held the office of prime minister from June 16, 1891 until his resignation on Nov. 24, 1892.
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	John Sparrow David Thompson Did You Mean John Sparrow David Thompson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Thompson was sworn in as Minister of Justice in September 1885, and subsequently won a seat in Parliament representing Antigonish in October of 1885.
		When Sir John A. Macdonald fell ill, Thompson was the last minister to him before the Prime Minister's devastating stroke of in May 1891.
		Sir John Thompson had been Prime Minister of Canada for only two years when he died suddenly of a heart attack at the age of 49 on December 12, 1894, at Windsor Castle, where Queen Victoria had just made him a member of her Privy Council.
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	The Caldwell Gallery - Collection of American and European Paintings, Prints and Sculpture.
		With all of the mystery surrounding the marketplace for fine art and antiques, many custodians of family heirlooms feel anxious when making decisions regarding the sale of these items.
		At The Caldwell Gallery, we take pride in helping the owners of fine art and antiques acquire an understanding of the art market and their role as sellers.
		For over twenty-five years The Caldwell Gallery has actively bought, sold, and appraised fine American and European paintings, sculpture, prints, and antiques.
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	Sir John Abbott, Mount (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		A peak of the Premier Range, Mount Sir John Abbot is named for John Joseph Caldwell Abbott (1821-93), who reluctantly agreed to become prime minister of Canada on the death of Sir John A. Macdonald in 1891.
		Abbott was born in St. Andrews, Lower Canada, and was educated in law at McGill College.
		Re-elected in 1880, Abbott was appointed to the Senate in 1887.
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		Litvinov introduced me to him, very whereupon he became quite decently friendly, and said that.
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	Sir John Abbott -- Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - Your gateway to all Britannica has to offer!
		Upon the death of John Macdonald, he became the compromise choice for prime minister.
		Abbott's parents, originally from Jamaica, immigrated to the United Kingdom in the early 1950s.
		U.S. director, producer, playwright, and actor George Abbott was known for his mastery of pacing and humor and ability to maintain effective action onstage.
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		He was appointed to the Nova Scotia Supreme Court after leaving the provincial legislature.
		John Abbott, wanted to turn the prime ministership over to him, but religious prejudice against the Roman Catholic Thompson prevented this, and it was delayed until Abbott's retirement in
		Sir John A. Macdonald), and the first of three who did not die in Canada.
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