William Johnston Tupper

William Johnston Tupper, KC ( born June 29, 1862 in Halifax, † December 17, 1947 in Winnipeg ) was a Canadian politician. From 1934 to 1940 he was vice- governor of the province of Manitoba.

Biography

He was the son of the politician Charles Tupper, who later became Prime Minister of the province of Nova Scotia and Canada. He was named in honor of James William Johnston, the mentor of the Father and also head of government of Nova Scotia. Tupper graduated from the prestigious Upper Canada College and studied law at Harvard University. He returned back to Halifax in 1885 and was admitted as a lawyer. In the same year he served during the suppression of the Northwest Rebellion as a soldier.

Then Tupper remained in Manitoba and grew as a partner in a law firm, which was led by his brother, James Stewart and Hugh John Macdonald Tuper, the son of Canadian Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald. In addition, he chaired the National Association of Army and Navy veterans. For the Conservative Party of Manitoba in 1914, he joined in on the elections to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, but lost to the later Minister of Agriculture of the province, Valentine Winkler. In early elections in the following year he lost to the same opposition candidates.

In the provincial elections in 1920 Tupper finally was successful, but was only one of eight elected conservatives. In Parliament, he played a significant role, in 1922 he was voted out. From 1931 to 1933 he was President of the Bar Association of Manitoba. Governor General Lord Bessborough sworn him on 1 December 1934 as Vice Governor. This representative office he held until 1 November 1940.