Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbot

Born 1821, Died 1893

Time as Canada's Prime Minister
1891 - 1892

Born: March 12, 1821, St. Andrews, Lower Canada

Died: October 30, 1893, Montréal, Quebec
Grave site is at Mount Royal Cemetery, Montréal, Quebec

Education: University of McGill College, B.C.L. 1854

Other Jobs he's done:
Lawyer (called to the Bar of Canada East in 1847)
1853 - 1876 Professor of Law, McGill
1855 - 1880 Dean of Law, McGill
1862 President, Canada Central Railway
1862 - 1884 Raised and commanded the Argenteuil Rangers
1885 - 1891 Member, Board of Directors, Canadian Pacific Railway
1887, 1888 Elected Mayor of Montreal

Political Party
Liberal-Conservative (forerunner of the Conservative Party)
1891 - 1892 Party Leader

Political Accomplishments
Chair, House of Commons Banking Committee 1867-1874
Senator and Leader of the Government in the Senate 1887-1893
The first Prime Minister to lead the country from the Senate

And on a personal note:
Married 1849, Mary Bethune (1823 - 1898)
Four sons, four daughters

Source: Canada's Prime Ministers, 1867-1994. [Ottawa]: National Archives of Canada, c1994. 20 p.