R. B. Bennett
11th Prime Minister of Canada (1870-1947)
Richard Bedford Bennett, 1st Viscount Bennett, PC, KC (3 July 1870 – 26 June 1947), was a Canadian lawyer, businessman, and politician. He was the fourteenth prime minister of Canada from 1930 to 1935.
R. B. Bennett | |
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14th Prime Minister of Canada | |
In office 7 August 1930 – 23 October 1935 | |
Monarch | George V |
Governor General | The Viscount Willingdon The Earl of Bessborough |
Preceded by | W.L. Mackenzie King |
Succeeded by | W.L. Mackenzie King |
13th Minister of Finance | |
In office 13 July 1926 – 25 September 1926 | |
Prime Minister | Arthur Meighen |
Preceded by | Henry Lumley Drayton (acting) |
Succeeded by | James Robb |
In office 7 August 1930 – 2 February 1932 | |
Prime Minister | Himself |
Preceded by | Charles Avery Dunning |
Succeeded by | Edgar Nelson Rhodes |
Leader of the Official Opposition in Alberta | |
In office February 10, 1910 – May 26, 1910 | |
Preceded by | Albert Robertson |
Succeeded by | Edward Michener |
Personal details | |
Born | Richard Bedford Bennett 3 July 1870 Hopewell Hill, New Brunswick, Canada |
Died | 26 June 1947 Mickleham, Surrey, England | (aged 76)
Resting place | St. Michael's Churchyard, Mickleham |
Political party | Conservative |
Education | Dalhousie University (1893) |
Profession | Lawyer |
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