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R. B. Bennett

Personal data
Date of birthJuly 3, 1870
Place of birthHopewell Hill, New Brunswick
Date of deathJune 26, 1947(age 76)
Place of deathMickleham, England
Political partyConservative
SpouseSingle; Never married
Alma materDalhousie University
ProfessionLawyer
ReligionMethodist, then United Church of Canada
11th Prime Minister of Canada
In officeAugust 7, 1930 - October 23, 1935
MonarchGeorge V
Governor generalVere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough
Succeeded byWilliam L. M. King
Preceded byWilliam L. M. King

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Richard Bedford Bennett, 1st Viscount Bennett, PC, KC (July 3, 1870 - June 26, 1947) was a Canadian lawyer, businessman, politician, and philanthropist. He served as the 11th Prime Minister of Canada from August 7, 1930, to October 23, 1935, during the worst of the Great Depression years. Following his defeat as prime minister, Bennett moved to England, and was elevated to the House of Lords.

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Orange reinstate top RB Delone Carter - ESPN Tweet this news
ESPN--ESPN.com's Brian -Bennett- writes about all things Big East in his conference blog. "People have to look forward to step up," said Marrone, who begins his ... - Date : Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:16:17 GMT+00:00
Police say man stole friend's SUV, wrecked it - Daily Mail - Charleston Tweet this news
Daily Mail - Charleston--Elanin told Cpl. -RB Bennett- that she let a childhood friend, Tomas Lamarr McCoy, 25, of Rand, stay at her house Saturday night because he had just been ... - Date : Wed, 14 Jul 2010 04:42:46 GMT+00:00
Peter Lougheed still commands respect - Toronto Sun Tweet this news
Toronto Sun--James Lougheed, who brought a future prime minister, -RB Bennett-, into the firm. Not all former first ministers have great post-political careers, ... - Date : Fri, 16 Jul 2010 04:00:58 GMT+00:00
Harper's pro-austerity position could seal his legacy - Globe and Mail Tweet this news
Globe and Mail--If he's right, that would make Mr. Harper a global version of -RB Bennett-, the laissez-faire Canadian PM bounced out of office in 1935 for failing to take ... - Date : Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:05:18 GMT+00:00
Packers by Position: RB Grant on prowl for more big runs - Green Bay Press Gazette Tweet this news
Green Bay Press Gazette--“Those (last) three years, there's really been only one other back that you can say was more productive, and that was Adrian Peterson,” said Edgar -Bennett-, ... - Date : Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:51:15 GMT+00:00
RB Bennett deserves a new deal - Globe and Mail Tweet this news
Globe and Mail--20, 2010 8:39AM EDT -R.B. Bennett- should join the seven Canadian prime ministers who are commemorated by statues on Parliament Hill. ... - Date : Tue, 20 Jul 2010 03:22:18 GMT+00:00
Give RB Bennett his place on the Hill - Globe and Mail Tweet this news
Globe and Mail--19, 2010 7:35AM EDT Asa boy growing up in Ottawa in the 1930s, it was my good fortune to meet -Richard Bedford Bennett-, Canada's 11th prime minister, ... - Date : Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:49 GMT+00:00
Review: Burnishing Bennett's dim legacy - Edmonton Journal Tweet this news
Edmonton Journal--The notion that the iconic Roosevelt is "America's -RB Bennett-" is a bit of a stretch. Despite that, though, the book is a well-crafted, engaging read that ... - Date : Sun, 20 Jun 2010 13:47:42 GMT+00:00
Am Johal: Stephen Harper must act on housing or face political price - Straight.com Tweet this news
Straight.com--Though a small delegation did meet with then-prime minister -RB Bennett-, he did not listen to them. Bennett was swept from office and the Conservatives ... - Date : Wed, 30 Jun 2010 20:21:30 GMT+00:00
Effects of an Adverse-drug-event Alert System on Cost and Quality Outcomes in ... - Medscape Tweet this news
Medscape--D'Agostino -RB-, Jr. Propensity score methods for bias reduction in the comparison of a treatment to a non-randomized control group. Stat Med. ... - Date : Tue, 29 Jun 2010 08:12:28 GMT+00:00

Party political offices
Preceded by
Hugh Guthrie
Leader of the Conservative Party
1927 - 1938
Succeeded by
Robert Manion
Political offices
Preceded by
Charles Doherty
Minister of Justice
1921
Succeeded by
Lomer Gouin
Preceded by
Sir Henry Drayton
Minister of Finance
1926
Succeeded by
James Alexander Robb
Preceded by
Henry Herbert Stevens
Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs
1926
Succeeded by
Charles Stewart
Minister of the Interior
1926
Minister of Mines
1926
Preceded by
Arthur Meighen
Leader of the Opposition
1927-1930
Succeeded by
Mackenzie King
Preceded by
Mackenzie King
Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs
1930-1935
Secretary of State for External Affairs
1930-1935
President of the Privy Council
1930-1935
Preceded by
Charles Dunning
Minister of Finance
1930 - 1932
Succeeded by
Edgar Rhodes
Preceded by
Mackenzie King
Leader of the Opposition
1935-1938
Succeeded by
Robert Manion
Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
Preceded by
Oswald Critchley
MLA West Calgary
1898 - 1905
Succeeded by
District Abolished
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Preceded by
William Henry Cushing
MLA Calgary
1909 - 1911
Succeeded by
Thomas Tweedie
Preceded by
Albert Robertson
Leader of the Official Opposition in Alberta
1909 - 1910
Succeeded by
Edward Michener
Parliament of Canada
Preceded by
Maitland Stewart McCarthy
Member of Parliament Calgary
1911 - 1917
Succeeded by
District Abolished
Preceded by
Joseph Tweed Shaw
Member of Parliament Calgary West
1925 - 1939
Succeeded by
Douglas Cunnington
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
New Creation
Viscount Bennett
1941 - 1947
Succeeded by
Extinct


Prime Ministers of Canada

Macdonald * Mackenzie * Macdonald * Abbott * Thompson * Bowell * Tupper * Laurier * Borden * Meighen * King * Meighen * King * Bennett * King * St. Laurent * Diefenbaker * Pearson * Trudeau * Clark * Trudeau * Turner * Mulroney * Campbell * Chrétien * Martin * Harper

Ministers of Finance

Galt * Rose * Hincks * Tilley * Cartwright * Tilley * McLelan * Tupper * Foster * Bowell (acting) * Foster * Fielding * White * Drayton (acting) * Fielding * Robb * Bennett * Robb * Dunning * Bennett * Rhodes * Dunning * Ralston * Ilsley * Abbott * Harris * Fleming * Nowlan * Gordon * Sharp * Benson * Turner * Drury (acting) * Macdonald * Chrétien * Crosbie * MacEachen * Lalonde * Wilson * Mazankowski * Loiselle * Martin * Manley * Goodale * Flaherty

Ministers of the Interior

Secretaries of State for the Provinces (1867-1873)Archibald * Howe * Aikins (acting) * Gibbs
Ministers of the Interior of Canada (1873-1936)Campbell * Laird * Scott (acting) * Mills * J. Macdonald * Macpherson * White * J. Macdonald (acting) * Dewdney * Daly * H. Macdonald * Scott (acting) * Sifton * Laurier (acting) * Oliver * Rogers * Roche * Meighen * Lougheed * Stewart * Stevens (acting) * Bennett * Stewart * Murphy * Crerar

Ministers of Justice and Attorneys General

Macdonald * Dorion * Smith (acting) * Fournier * Blake * Laflamme * Campbell * Thompson * Tupper * Daly (acting) * Dickey * Mowat * Mills * Fitzpatrick * Aylesworth * Doherty * Bennett * Gouin * Lapointe * Guthrie (acting) * Patenaude * Lapointe * Guthrie * Geary * Lapointe * Michaud (acting) * St. Laurent * Ilsley * St. Laurent * Garson * Fulton * Fleming * Chevrier * Favreau * McIlraith (acting) * Cardin * Trudeau * Turner * Lang * Basford * Lang * Lalonde * Flynn * Chrétien * MacGuigan * Johnston * Crosbie * Hnatyshyn * Clark (acting) * Lewis * Campbell * Blais * Rock * McLellan * Cauchon * Cotler * Toews * Nicholson

Ministers of Foreign Affairs

Secretaries of State for External Affairs (1909-1983)Murphy * Roche * Borden * Meighen * King * Meighen * King * Bennett * King * St. Laurent * Pearson * Diefenbaker * Smith * Diefenbaker * Green * Martin * Sharp * MacEachen * Jamieson * MacDonald * MacGuigan
Ministers of External Affairs (1983-1995)MacEachen * Chrétien * Clark * McDougall * Beatty * Ouellet
Ministers of Foreign Affairs (1995-)Ouellet * Axworthy * Manley * Graham * Pettigrew * MacKay * Bernier * Emerson * Cannon

Presidents of the Privy Council

Blair * Howe * Kenny * Tupper * O'Connor * McDonald * Huntington * Cauchon * Blake * O'Connor * Masson * Mousseau * McLelan * Macdonald * Colby * Abbott * Ives * Bowell * Angers * Laurier * Borden * Rowell * Calder * Normand * King * Meighen * King * Bennett * King * St-Laurent * Chevrier * Dorion * Diefenbaker * Lamontagne * McIlraith * Favreau * Gordon * Trudeau (acting) * MacEachen (acting) * D. Macdonald * MacEachen * Sharp * MacEachen * Baker * Pinard * Ouellet * Nielsen * Hnatyshyn * Mazankowski * Clark * Blais * Massé * Dion * Coderre * Robillard * Chong * Van Loan * Ambrose * Verner

Superintendents-General of Indian Affairs

Langevin * Howe * Aikins (acting) * Gibbs * Campbell * Laird * Scott (acting) * Mills * Macdonald * White * Macdonald (acting) * Dewdney * Daly * H. Macdonald * Scott (acting) * Sifton * Laurier (acting) * Oliver * Rogers * Roche * Meighen * Lougheed * Stewart * Stevens (acting) * Bennett (acting) * Stewart * Mackenzie * Murphy * Crerar1

Leaders of the Conservative Party of Canada and its antecedents

Liberal-Conservative (1867 �1873)Macdonald
Conservative (1873 �1942)Macdonald * Abbott * Thompson * Bowell * Tupper * Borden * Meighen * Bennett * Manion * Meighen
Progressive Conservative (1942 �2003)Bracken * Drew * Diefenbaker * Stanfield * Clark * Mulroney * Campbell * Charest * Clark * MacKay
Reform (1987 �2000)Manning
Canadian Alliance (2000 �2003)Grey (Interim) * Day * Reynolds (Interim) * Harper
Conservative (2003 �present)Lynch-Staunton (Interim) * Harper



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