 The prime minister with the shortest retirement is John Abbott, who died on October 30, 1893, 340 days after he left office on November 24, 1892.Four prime ministers have lived into their 90s.They are Sir Charles Tupper (1821–1915), Sir Mackenzie Bowell (1823–1917), Louis St. Laurent (1882–1973) and John Turner (born 1929).