The Lost Prime Ministers: Macdonald's Successor, Hill Paperback+-

Michael Hill

The Lost Prime MinistersMacdonald's Successors Abbott, Thompson, Bowell, and Tupper\nAuthor(s): Michael Hill\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Dundurn Group Ltd, Canada\nImprint: Dundurn Group Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781459749320, 978-1459749320\nSynopsis\nAfter John A. Macdonalds death, four Tory prime ministers each remarkable but all little known rose to power and fell in just five years. From 1891 to 1896, between John A. Macdonalds and Wilfrid Lauriers tenures, four lesser-known men took on the mantle of leadership. Tory prime ministers John Abbott, John Thompson, Mackenzie Bowell, and Charles Tupper headed the government of Canada in rapid succession. Each came to the job with qualifications and limitations, and each left after unexpectedly short terms. Yet these reluctant prime ministers are an important part of our political legacy. Their roles were much more than caretakers between the administrations of two great leaders. Personal tragedy, terrible health issues, backstabbing, and p.