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Feb 21, 2008 · Richard Bedford Bennett, 1st Viscount Bennett of Mickleham, Calgary and Hopewell, businessman, lawyer, politician, philanthropist, prime minister of Canada 7 August 1930 to 23 October 1935 (born 3 July 1870 in Hopewell Hill, NB; died 26 June 1947 in Mickleham, England).
Richard Bedford Bennett, 1st Viscount Bennett PC KC (July 3, 1870 – June 26, 1947) was a Canadian lawyer, businessman, philanthropist, and politician who served as the 11th prime minister of Canada from 1930 to 1935.
Jun 29, 2024 · Richard Bedford Bennett (born July 3, 1870, Hopewell, New Brunswick, Canada—died June 27, 1947, Mickleham, Surrey, England) was a statesman and prime minister of Canada (1930–35) during the Great Depression.
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Name: Richard Bedford Bennett, Viscount of Mickleham, Calgary and Hopewell; Born: July 3, 1870, Hopewell, New Brunswick; Died: June 27, 1947, Surrey, England; Served: August 7, 1930 to October 23, 1935 (5 years) Party: Conservative
Feb 6, 2006 · In the mid-1930s, at the height of the Great Depression, Prime Minister R.B. Bennett’s political demise seemed inevitable. He sought to reverse the tide running against his Conservative Party. In January 1935, he began a series of live radio speeches outlining a “New Deal” for Canada.
Bennett, the Conservative opposition leader, ran against Liberal Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King during the 1930 federal election. King had led the country through the prosperous...
Prime Minister Richard Bedford Bennett. This article is the electoral history of R. B. Bennett, the eleventh Prime Minister of Canada. A Conservative, he served one term as prime minister (1930 to 1935). He won one general election (1930), defeating Prime Minister Mackenzie King. He in turn was defeated by King in the 1935 election.
