Tupper may refer to:

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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 Terr ...

(1763–1808), Continental Army officer, pioneer to the Ohio Country, son of Benjamin Tupper *

Archelaus Tupper The Haldimand Affair (also called the Haldimand or Vermont Negotiations) was a series of negotiations conducted in the early 1780s (late in the American Revolutionary War) between Frederick Haldimand, the British governor of the Province of Quebe ...

(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 (military), brevet Brigadier general (United ...

(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 N ...

(1821–1915), Prime Minister of Canada :*

Frances Tupper Frances Amélia Tupper, Lady Tupper (née Morse; March 14, 1826 – May 11, 1912) was the wife of Charles Tupper, Sir Charles Tupper, the sixth Prime Minister of Canada. They had six children together, three boys and three girls. Legacy Tw ...

, 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. T ...

(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 son ...

(1862–1947), also their son, Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba * Charles F. Tupper (1852–1929), American lawyer and politician * Clarrie Tupper (1908-1985), Australian rugby league footballer *

Earl Silas Tupper Earl Silas Tupper (July 28, 1907 – October 3, 1983) was an American businessman and inventor, best known as the inventor of Tupperware, an airtight plastic container for storing food, and for founding the related home products company that bea ...

(1907–1983), American businessman, inventor of Tupperware *

Edward Tupper Edward Tupper (12 April 1872 – 22 October 1942) was a British trade unionist active in the National Sailors' and Firemen's Union, who was particularly prominent in the 1911 strike in Cardiff. Born in Worthing in West Sussex, Tupper joined ...

(1871 or 1872–1942), British Trade unionist *

Ferdinand Brock Tupper Ferdinand Brock Tupper (1795 – 1874), was one of the leading historians of the Channel Islands. Life Brock Tupper was born in Guernsey in 1795 to parents John Elisha Tupper (shipowner and merchant from Les Cotils and Carrefour in Guernsey) an ...

(1795–1874), British historian * Jeff Tupper, the creator of

Tupper's self-referential formula Tupper's self-referential formula is a formula that visually represents itself when graphed at a specific location in the (''x'', ''y'') plane. History The formula was defined by Jeff Tupper and appears as an example in Tupper's 2001 SIGGRAP ...

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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 Loretta Nellie Clemens Tupper (May 6, 1906 – September 17, 1990) was an American singer, pianist and vaudevillian and radio actress., who later added television and film appearances to her impressive repertoire. In her early career she was kno ...

(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 (1780–18 ...

(1810–1889), English poet and antiquarian * Stanley Roger Tupper (1921–2006), American politician, United States Congressman from Maine *

William Vaughn Tupper William is a male given name of Germanic 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 conquest of Eng ...

(1835–1898), Brooklyn financier, creator of the Tupper Scrapbooks

Fictional characters

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 L ...

, comic strip character * Amos Tupper, 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, parody ...

'' *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-o ...

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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 America ...

, mascot of Bryant University *Tupper, a meth dealer from ''The Green Hornet''

Locations

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 ...

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 The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America ...

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

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 t ...

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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 ...

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