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Subject: [KINGS] Re: N. E. Planters and Tupper Geneology
Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 07:16:21 -0300


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> Those researching Tuppers in Nova Scotia should realise that
> Nathan Tupper was another Planter descendent of Thomas Tupper who settled
> in Liverpool, Queens County.
>
> At 10:29 PM 11 06 2003 -0300, you wrote:
> >Hi list,
> >
> >I copied these articles some time ago. If you missed the first three (I
have
> >at least 2 more to post), I have a page set up for articles by Leora
Webster
> >Cross at http://www.rootsweb.com/~canbrnep/leoracrosswork.htm
> >
> >Thanks Phil.
> >....
> >
> >THE REGISTER
> >BERWICK, NOVA SCOTIA
> >
> >June 17, 1954
> >
> >N. E. Planters and Tupper Geneology
> >
> >BY LEORA CROSS
> >
> >Dr. Eaton, in his History of Kings County states: "The Tupper family is
by all
> >means one of the most remarkable families the County has ever had,
persons
> >bearing the name or having Tupper blood, having risen to the highest
positions
> >in Canada or elsewhere."
> >
> >The Tupper family began with Thomas Tupper who was born in Sandwich,
Eng., and
> >settled in Sandwich, Cape Cod, Mass., and erected the first house there
in
> >1637. Besides holding important government offices, he was a missionary
to the
> >Indians and a member of the War Council. Though the land belonged to the
> >"Redskins" by virtue of original habitation, it took a lot of sympathy
and
> >Christian charity to espouse their cause in those days when it was said,
"the
> >only good Indian was a dead one."
> >
> >His great grandson, Eliakim, Jr., was the Cornwallis grantee, and his
> >grandson, Rev. Charles Tupper, a Baptist Clergyman was for many years the
most
> >prominent minister of any denomination. For sixty years, he labored in
the
> >ministry, holding pastorates in three Maritime Provinces and finally at
> >Aylesford. He was not educated at any college, but by his own efforts,
gained
> >sufficient acquaintance with several languages, to be able to read the
Bible
> >in them. It was during the Amherst pastorate, that his most distinguished
son,
> >the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles Tupper, was born in 1821, to become one of the
> >Fathers of Confederation, Premier of Nova Scotia (1864-67), Prime
Minister of
> >Canada in 1896, and to assume many other political duties and receive
many of
> >the highest honors during his long career.
> >
> >Sir Charles was educated at Horton Academy and received an Honorary
degree,
> >DCL from Acadia College. He went to the University of Edinburgh,
graduated as
> >an MD in 1843, and became a member of the Royal College of Surgeons. He
> >practised for a number of years at Amherst with eminent success, taking
no
> >part in public matters. Then came the moment the turning point in
fortune's
> >fickle favor - when Joseph Howe came to Cumberland County (where he had
been
> >elected three years previously) as a candidate for the Provincial
Assembly in
> >the election of 1855, and Dr. Tupper was persuaded to oppose him in the
> >Conservative interest.
> >
> >Just as we associate the names of Wolfe and Montcalm, two great military
> >rivals, so the names of Sir Charles Tupper and Hon. Joseph Howe, remind
us of
> >a great political rivalry. Both are numbered among the intellectual
giants of
> >the Builders of the Dominion of Canada. Both were men of brilliant
abilities
> >and powerful oratorical force. Howe was greatly influenced by his
Loyalist
> >father, a printer, who inherited the Puritan love of freedom, and he
entered
> >the fray with all the prestige of popular Liberal leadership and a great
> >reputation as an orator and politician. His true career began in 1835. In
that
> >year, as publisher of The Nova Scotian, he was indicted for libel on
account
> >of a published letter pointing out the corrupt condition of affairs in
the
> >government at Halifax. As no lawyer could be found to conduct his case,
he
> >borrowed books on libel from his legal friends and shut himself up for
two
> >weeks for thorough study. On the day of his trial, he addressed the jury
for
> >six hours with a power never before heard in a Nova Scotia court room.
The
> >freedom of the press was at stake and he was advocating a great righteous
> >cause. In the short space of ten minutes, the jury brought in a verdict
of
> >"not guilty". It was a magnificant triumph; the people rejoiced in it and
a
> >new day broke for Nova Scotia. He had been educating the people for some
years
> >through the press, and now he felt called upon to carry his reform
measures to
> >the floor of the House of Assembly. Thus he became the great "Patriot and
> >Reformer" who won the victory for responsible government. He had sublime
> >confidence in the future of Canada and began to advocate vast railway
> >enterprises, but in the fateful election of 1855, he "met his Waterloo".
> >Thereafter, his star began to wane, though he will always be remembered
and
> >honored for his great service to his native province and incidentally, to
the
> >whole free world.
> >
> >Dr. Tupper's platform was conciliation for sectarian issues and the
building
> >of necessary railways by the government rather than private enterprise.
The
> >first won for him the Roman Catholic vote, and the second neutralized the
> >energetic transportation policy of Howe. He became Premier of Nova Scotia
in
> >1864, and by his initiative, the N. S. School law was passed. Even in
these
> >enlightened times, taxation in the interest of education has strong
> >opposition, so it is little wonder that the measure was so unpopular that
it
> >had a serious influence in defeating the government in the next election.
Sir
> >Charles Tupper was knighted for his Imperial service in negotiating a
treaty
> >with Washington (USA), in connection with a fisheries dispute and for his
able
> >diplomacy in other cases.
> >
> >Another notable member of the Tupper family, was Dr. Silas Tertius Rand,
DD,
> >DCL, "one of the most distinguished scholars, the Dominion of Canada has
> >produced". He was born at Brooklyn Street, six miles west of Kentville,
in
> >1810, son of Silas and Deborah (Tupper) Rand. He studied at Horton
Academy and
> >like his grandfather, Rev. Charles T., gave himself devotedly to the
study of
> >languages. He possessed a marvelous memory and had dramatic power in
public
> >speaking. He was admitted to the ministry, but like his first N. E.
ancestor,
> >was deeply interested in missionary work among the Indians, to which
cause he
> >gave his life for over twenty years. He was a devoted student of native
Indian
> >philology and legend lore, including the fabulous legend of Glooscap, the
> >Indian demigod. He translated into Micmac almost the entire Bible and
> >published many books on Micmac subjects. Before his death in 1889, he
> >published a dictionary of more than 40,000 words of the Micmac language.
> >
> >A cousin, Dr. Theodore Harding Rand, was also outstanding in the field of
> >education. He had a leading part in the preparation of the free School
Act and
> >established the "Journal of Education" when he became the first
Superintendent
> >of Education for the Province. He resigned to accept the chair of
Education
> >and History in his Alma Mater (Acadia) and a few years later, became
> >Vice-Chancellor of McMaster University. His "Treasury of Canadian Verse"
is a
> >lasting literary monument to his name.
> >
> >The Hon J. Lorimer Ilsley, Chief justice of Nova Scotia, an for many
years the
> >honored Minister of Finance in the Federal Parliament, a native of
Somerset,
> >Kings County, inherited "Tupper" blood, through his maternal
> >great-grandmother, Mary Tupper Craig, cousin of Sir Charles.
> >
> >Phil Vogler
> >P. O. Box 266
> >Berwick, Nova Scotia
> >B0P 1E0
> >http://www.glinx.com/~philv
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> David Reed ()
> Toronto, Ontario, Canada
>
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