The Forgotten Prime Ministers Who Succeeded John A. Macdonald

Patrice Dutil talks to Michael Hill about his book The Lost Prime Ministers: Macdonald’s Successors Abbott, Thompson, Bowell and Tupper, published by Dundurn Press. In this podcast, Michael Hill describes the background and the accomplishments of the four men who served as Canadian prime minister between 1891 and 1896. John J. Abbott, for instance, mostly served to complete the unfinished legislative work left by Macdonald. John Thompson, the first Catholic to serve as PM, was energetic and ambitious, but cut down prematurely by a fatal heart attack. Mackenzie Bowell served from the Senate, and was felled by a caucus revolt. Finally, Sir Charles Tupper rose to the top of the proverbial greasy pole, but was defeated by the Wilfrid Laurier Liberals in 1896. This podcast was produced by Jessica Schmidt. If you like our work, please consider supporting it: https://bit.ly/support_WTY. Your support contributes to the Champlain Society’s mission of opening new windows to directly explore and experience Canada’s past.