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John Abbott
Said he hated politics, and governed from the Senate for seventeen months.
Life story
- March 12, 1821 · Saint-André-d'Argenteuil, Quebec
Born at St. Andrews East in Lower Canada - 1855 · Montreal
Became dean of law at McGill, where he taught for two decades - 1887 · Montreal
Elected mayor of Montreal - June 16, 1891 · Ottawa
Became prime minister after Macdonald's death, sitting in the Senate - November 24, 1892 · Montreal
Resigned in failing health; died in Montreal the next year