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Historical figures

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Anselm Tupper Anselm Tupper (1763–1808) was an officer of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, a pioneer to the Ohio Country, and one of the founders of Marietta, Ohio, the first permanent American settlement in the Northwest Ter ...
(1763–1808), Continental Army officer, pioneer to the Ohio Country, son of Benjamin Tupper * Archelaus Tupper (died 1781), sergeant in the Vermont militia, the circumstances of whose death in a skirmish with a British military unit caused a scandal when it became known that Vermont was engaged in separate peace negotiations with the British *
Benjamin Tupper Benjamin Tupper (March 11, 1738 – June 7, 1792) was a soldier in the French and Indian War, and an officer of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, achieving the rank of brevet brigadier general. Subsequently, he served ...
(1738–1792), Continental Army officer, and pioneer to the Ohio Country * Sir
Charles Tupper Sir Charles Tupper, 1st Baronet, (July 2, 1821 – October 30, 1915) was a Canadian Father of Confederation who served as the sixth prime minister of Canada from May 1 to July 8, 1896. As the premier of Nova Scotia from 1864 to 1867, he led ...
(1821–1915), Prime Minister of Canada :* Frances Tupper, his wife :* Sir
Charles Hibbert Tupper Sir Charles Hibbert Tupper (August 3, 1855 – March 30, 1927) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. Family, early career Tupper was the second son of Sir Charles Tupper, a physician, leading Conservative politician, and Canadian diplomat. ...
(1855–1927), their son, Solicitor General and Minister of Justice of Canada :*
William Johnston Tupper William Johnston Tupper (June 29, 1862 – December 17, 1947) was a politician and office holder in Manitoba, Canada. He served as the province's 12th Lieutenant Governor from 1934 to 1940. Tupper was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the so ...
(1862–1947), also their son, Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba *
Charles F. Tupper Charles F. Tupper (November 8, 1852 – December 14, 1929) was an American lawyer, businessman, and politician from New York. Life Tupper was born in Kirkwood, New York on November 8, 1852, the son of Mason Ferris Tupper and Juliet Evens. Tupp ...
(1852–1929), American lawyer and politician *
Clarrie Tupper Clarence William 'Clarrie' Tupper (1908-1985) was an Australian rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirte ...
(1908-1985), Australian rugby league footballer * Earl Silas Tupper (1907–1983), American businessman, inventor of Tupperware * Edward Tupper (1871 or 1872–1942), British Trade unionist * Ferdinand Brock Tupper (1795–1874), British historian * Jeff Tupper, the creator of Tupper's self-referential formula * Rev.
Henry Martin Tupper Henry Martin Tupper (April 11, 1831 – November 12, 1893) was an American Baptist minister who founded Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina. Beginning with bible and literacy classes in December 1865, it was the second university establis ...
(1831–1893), founder of Shaw University * Loretta Clemens Tupper (1906-1990), American singer, pianist, vaudevillian, and radio actress *
Martin Farquhar Tupper Martin Farquhar Tupper (17 July 1810 in London – 29 November 1889 in Albury, Surrey) was an English writer, and poet, and the author of ''Proverbial Philosophy''. Early life Martin Farquar was the eldest son of Dr. Martin Tupper (1780–1 ...
(1810–1889), English poet and antiquarian * Stanley Roger Tupper (1921–2006), American politician, United States Congressman from Maine *
William Vaughn Tupper William is a masculine given name of Norman French origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conqu ...
(1835–1898), Brooklyn financier, creator of the
Tupper Scrapbooks Tupper may refer to: Historical figures * Anselm Tupper (1763–1808), Continental Army officer, pioneer to the Ohio Country, son of Benjamin Tupper * Archelaus Tupper (died 1781), sergeant in the Vermont militia, the circumstances of whose deat ...


Fictional characters

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Alf Tupper ''Alf Tupper'' is the protagonist of a British comic strip, ''The Tough of the Track'' (or ''Alf Tupper: The Tough of the Track''), created by Bill Blaine (probably a pseudonym for William Blaine, head of DC Thomson comics), written by Gilbert La ...
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Amos Tupper ''Murder, She Wrote'' is an American crime drama television series, created by Peter S. Fischer, Richard Levinson and William Link, starring Angela Lansbury, and produced and distributed by Universal Television for the CBS network. The serie ...
, sheriff on U.S. television's ''Murder, She Wrote'' * George Tupper, in P.G. Wodehouse's stories *Tommy Tupper, from ''
The Benny Hill Show ''The Benny Hill Show'' is a British comedy television show starring Benny Hill that aired on the BBC and ITV (from 1969) between 15 January 1955 and 1 May 1989. The show consisted mainly of sketches that were full of slapstick, mime, paro ...
'' *Martin Tupper, from U.S. television's ''Dream On'' *Hannah Tupper, in ''
The Witch of Blackbird Pond ''The Witch of Blackbird Pond'' is a children's novel by American author Elizabeth George Speare, published in 1958. The story takes place in late-17th century New England. It won the Newbery Medal in 1958. Plot summary In April 1687, 16-year ...
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Tupper the Bulldog The Bryant Bulldogs are the athletic teams representing Bryant University in Smithfield, Rhode Island. As of July 1, 2022, the Bulldogs compete in most National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I sports as members of the Americ ...
, mascot of Bryant University *Tupper, a meth dealer from ''The Green Hornet''


Locations

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Tupper Lake, New York Tupper Lake is a town in the southwest corner of Franklin County, New York, United States. The population was 5,971 at the 2010 census. The town contains a village called Tupper Lake. Until July 2004, the town was known as "Altamont", not to be ...
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Tuppers Plains, Ohio Tuppers Plains is a census-designated place on the boundary of the Olive and Orange townships of Meigs County, Ohio, United States. Education Public education in the community of Tuppers Plains is provided by the Eastern Local School District. ...
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Point Tupper, Nova Scotia Point Tupper is a rural community in Richmond County, Nova Scotia, on the Strait of Canso, in western Cape Breton Island. History Extensive land grants in the area were acquired in 1863 by Henry Nicholas Paint, of Belle Vue, Canso, member of Pa ...


Ships

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CCGS Tupper CCGS ''Tupper'' was a Canadian Coast Guard ice-strengthened buoy tender that served from 1959 to 1998. The vessel spent her entire career on the East Coast of Canada. Following her Canadian service, ''Tupper'' was sold to private interests with ...


Short

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Tupperware Tupperware is an American home products line that includes preparation, storage, and serving products for the kitchen and home. In 1942, Earl Tupper developed his first bell-shaped container; the brand products were introduced to the public in 1 ...


See also

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Tup (disambiguation) Tup or TUP may refer to: * Tup, an uncastrated male sheep ** Tupping, copulation in sheep, also the sheep mating season *Tup, the head of a steam hammer or the falling weight of a pile driver * Ṭup (cuneiform), a sign in cuneiform writing * ' ...
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