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OCR: POLITICAL CAREER Abbott began his political life with open support for Canada annexation by the US in 1849 and then lukewarm support for Confederation. pragmatic Tory, he was elected to Parliament in 1867 1872 and 1878 before being appointed Senator and Cabinet Minister Without Portfolio in 1887. When John A Macdonald died in office in 1891 Sir John Abbott became Prime Minister mainly because the Tories not agree on a successor. Abbott himself said he was chosen "because am not particularly obnoxious to anvone BIOGRAPHY Macdonalc could bnoxious anyone