Date of Birth: November 10, 1845
Place of Birth: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Date of Death: December 12, 1894
Place of Death: Windsor, England
Ethnicity: Irish Protestant, Scottish
John Sparrow David Thompson was a Canadian lawyer, judge, university professor, and politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he served as the fourth Prime Minister of Canada, from December 5, 1892 to December 12, 1894. He was previously a Premier of Nova Scotia, from May 25, 1882 to July 18, 1882.
Prime Minister Thompson was the son of Charlotte (Pottinger) and John Sparrow Thompson. His father was a Methodist immigrant from Waterford, Ireland. His mother was Scottish.