he practised law in Vancouver, where he served as a bencher of the Law Society of British Columbia. He represented Japanese-Canadians in a series of cases opposing discriminatory practices of the provincial government. In 1923, he was involved in the creation of the short-lived Provincial Party of British Columbia. Family In September 1879, Charles Hibbert Tupper married Janet McDonald, daughter of the Hon. James McDonald, Chief Justice of Nova Scotia, and his wife, Jane. The couple had four sons and three daughters. The couple lived in Parkside, Vancouver, B.C. Her sister married her brother-in-law, Mr. W. J. Tupper. Another sister married the Rev. L. H. Jordan, B.D., of Chicago. Electoral history References External links 1855 births 1927 deaths Canadian Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Children of prime ministers of Canada Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Nova Scotia Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada Lawyers in Nova Scotia People of New England Planter descent People from Cumberland County, Nova Scotia Lawyers in British Columbia Younger sons of baronets Solicitors General of Canada