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Also Known As Sir John Sparrow David Thompson
Born November 10, 1845 • Halifax • Canada
Died December 12, 1894 (aged 49) • Windsor Castle • England
Title / Office prime minister (1892-1894), Canada • prime minister (1882), Nova Scotia
Role In Bering Sea Dispute • Jesuit Estates controversy

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