William Johnston Tupper

William Johnston Tupper (29 June 1862 – 16 December 1947

Tupper was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the son of Charles Tupper (who later served as Premier of Nova Scotia from 1863 to 1867, and Prime Minister of Canada in 1896) He was named a King's Counsel in 1912. Tupper also served as president of the Army and Navy Veterans in Canada. which elected ten members by a single transferable ballot. He finished second on his party's list, behind John Thomas Haig. Tupper was one of only eight Conservative MLAs in the legislature, and there is no indication that he played a major role in parliament. He ran for re-election in the 1922 campaign,

Tupper was sworn in as lieutenant governor on 1 December 1934, and served until 1 November 1940. The position was largely ceremonial by this time, and Tupper had little influence over the government of John Bracken. He died in Winnipeg in 1947.