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Tupper was sworn in as lieutenant governor on December 1, 1934, and served until November 1, 1940. The position was largely ceremonial by this time, and Tupper had little influence over the government of
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but returned to Nova Scotia to practice law, being called to the bar in 1885. Later in the same year, Tupper enlisted as a private in the Canadian army to assist in putting down the
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In 1931, Tupper was elected president of the Law Society of Manitoba, holding the position for three years.
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of Canada in 1896) and Frances Amélia Morse. He was named in honour of his father's mentor
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in 1912. Tupper also served as president of the Army and Navy Veterans in Canada.
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The Honourable
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Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba
George V
Edward VIII
George VI
The Earl of Bessborough
The Lord Tweedsmuir
The Earl of Athlone
John Bracken
James Duncan McGregor
Roland Fairbairn McWilliams
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Conservative
Charles Tupper
Frances Morse
Alma mater
Upper Canada College
Harvard Law School
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Manitoba
12th
Lieutenant Governor
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Charles Tupper

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