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OCR: MEDICINE AND POLITICS Charles Tupper Father of Confederation, was born July 2,1821 in Amherst Nova Scotia He attended medical school in Edinburgh, Scotland and returned to establish successful medica practice in Amherst in 1843 He later became the first president of the Canadian Medical Association Blessed with courage, indestructible self -confidence, and love of battle, Tupper entered politics in 1855 pue by 1864 was premier 01 Nova Scotia Despite reputation for shady politics pue the charge 0 having bribed and bullied Nova Scotia into Confedera tion Tupper was invited to join Macdonald first Cabinet He declined in favour of another Nova Scotian, but ca ame into the Cabinet in 1870 Tupper held many different portfolios before being appointed High Commissioner to England in 1884. BIOGRAPH ...