John Abbott

For the English Roman Catholic priest, see John Abbot.

The Honourable Sir John Abbott PC KCMG QC
3rd Prime Minister of Canada
In office June 16, 1891 – November 24, 1892
Monarch	Victoria
Preceded by	John A. Macdonald
Succeeded by	John Thompson
19th Mayor of Montreal
In office 1887–1888
Preceded by	Honoré Beaugrand
Succeeded by	Jacques Grenier
Senator for Inkerman, Quebec
In office May 12, 1887 – October 30, 1893
Appointed by	John A. Macdonald
Preceded by	John Hamilton
Succeeded by	William Owens
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Argenteuil
In office 1860 – 1874
Succeeded by	Lemuel Cushing, Jr.
In office 1880–1887
Preceded by	Thomas Christie
Succeeded by	James Crocket Wilson
Personal details
Born	John Joseph Caldwell Abbott March 12, 1821(1821-03-12) St-Andre-Est, Lower Canada
Died	October 30, 1893(1893-10-30) (aged 72) Montreal, Quebec
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Mary Martha Bethune
Relations	Joseph Abbott, father
Children	5 sons, 5 daughters
Alma mater	McGill University
Profession	Lawyer (corporate), Professor
Cabinet	Minister Without Portfolio (1887-1891) President of the Privy Council (1891-1892) Leader of the Government in the Senate (1887-1893)
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Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott, (March 12, 1821 – October 30, 1893) was the third Prime Minister of Canada. He served in the office for seventeen months, from June 16, 1891 to November 24, 1892. Through his daughter, Abbott is the great-grandfather of Canadian Academy Award-winning actor Christopher Plummer.

Abbott died on March 12, 1893 from complications of pneumonia in his Montreal, Quebec home. He was 72 years old.

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Media related to Sir John Abbott at Wikimedia Commons

• Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography, edited by James Grant Wilson, John Fiske and Stanley L. Klos. Six volumes, New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1887-1889