 | The Man from Halifax: Sir John Thompson, Prime Minister Subjects: Thompson John S.D. (John Sparrow David) Sir 1844–1894; Prime ministers -- Canada -- Biography.; Canada -- Politics and government -- 1867–1896; Nova Scotia -- Politics and government -- 1867–1896; Professor Waite has ably and intimately portrayed the private life of a late-Victorian politican: the sacrifice of home comforts, the loneliness of Ottawa, and the sense of public duty that drive Thomson, despite his natural inclinations, to persist in government service. Waite P.B. : Peter Waite is a professor emeritus in the Department of History at Dalhousie University. |
