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Quick Facts
1874 - 1960
| Term(s) of Office: |
| July 10, 1920 - December 29, 1921 |
| June 29, 1926 - September 25, 1926 |
Born
- June 16, 1874, Anderson, Ontario
Education
- University of Toronto, B.A. Mathematics 1896
Personal Life
- Married 1904, Isabel J. Cox (1882 - 1985)
- Two sons, one daughter
Occupations
- 1897 - 1898 Teacher, Caledonia, Ontario
- Lawyer (called to the Manitoba Bar in 1903)
- Businessman
- Author
Political Party
- Conservative
- 1920 - 1926, 1941 - 1942 Party Leader
Constituencies
- 1908 - 1921, 1925 - 1926 Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
- 1922 - 1925 Grenville, Ontario
Other Ministries
- 1913 - 1917 Solicitor General
- 1917 Secretary of State
- 1917 - 1920 Interior and Superintendent General of Indian Affairs
- 1919 - 1920 Mines
- 1920 - 1921, 1926 External Affairs
- 1926 President of the Privy Council
- 1932 - 1935 Minister Without Portfolio
Political Record
- Creation of the Canadian National Railway 1919
- Prominent in ending the Winnipeg General Strike 1919
- Argued successfully against the renewal of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance 1921
- Trade Agreements with France and the West Indies 1921
- Armistice Day Act 1921
- Leader of the Opposition 1921 - 1926
- Senator 1932 - 1942
Died
- August 5, 1960, Toronto, Ontario
- Grave site: St. Mary's Cemetery, St. Mary's, Ontario
Source: Canada's Prime Ministers, 1867 - 1994. [Ottawa]: National Archives of Canada, c1994. 20 p.
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