Memorable Manitobans: Charles William “Charlie” Tupper (1898-?)

Lawyer, judge.

Born at Winnipeg on 26 September 1898, son of William J. Tupper and Margaret MacDonald, he was educated at St. John’s College School in Winnipeg and Ashbury College in Ottawa, then enrolled at the Manitoba Law School in 1920. After graduating in 1923, he joined his father’s law firm where he remained until he began his own practice in 1934. He joined the attorney-general’s department in 1943. He became a senior crown attorney specializing in criminal cases. In 1949, he was made a King’s Counsel.

Although he mostly shied away from politics, the grandson of former Prime Minister Charles Tupper was a past President of the Winnipeg Conservative Club. An avid sportsman, he played polo with the St. Charles Country Club teams (1921-1923) and was a goalie with the Winnipeg Hockey Club (1921 and 1922). He was a member of the Empire Club, Canadian Club, and United Services Club.

Sources:

Birth registration, Manitoba Vital Statistics.

1911 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.

“A man of measured thoughts,” Winnipeg Tribune, 8 September 1948. [Manitoba Legislative Library, Biographical Scrapbook B10, page 50]

“Ten Manitoba lawyers named King’s Counsel”, Winnipeg Free Press, 1 January 1949, page 1.

This profile was prepared by Sarah Ramsden and Gordon Goldsborough.

Profile revised: 22 April 2012

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