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Arthur Meighen PC QC (/ ˈmiːən / MEE-ən; June 16, 1874 – August 5, 1960) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the ninth prime minister of Canada from 1920 to 1921 and from June to September 1926. He led the Conservative Party from 1920 to 1926 and from 1941 to 1942.
May 27, 2007 · As MP, 1908-26; leader of the Conservative Party 1920-26, 1941-42; PM, 1920-21, 1926; and senator, 1932-41, Arthur Meighen was a prominent, controversial public figure for nearly 30 years. He was unequalled as a parliamentary debater, combining great knowledge of public business, a sharply analytical and critical mind, a gift for lucid ...
Arthur Meighen was a Canadian politician who was the Conservative Party leader (1920–26; 1941–42) and prime minister of Canada (1920–21; 1926). Meighen graduated from the University of Toronto in 1896 and was called to the bar in 1903.
MEIGHEN, ARTHUR – Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Source: Library and Archives Canada/MIKAN 3193092. MEIGHEN, ARTHUR, teacher, lawyer, politician, businessman, and office holder; b. 16 June 1874 near Anderson, Ont., second child and eldest son of Joseph Meighen and Mary Jane Bell; m. 24 June 1904 Jessie Isabel Cox in Birtle, Man., and they ...
A strong anti-Communist and general xenophobe, during the labour unrest of Canada’s early 20th Century and particularly during World War I (1915-1918) he favoured rounding up and deporting immigrants whose loyalty to Canada he considered suspect.
Jun 11, 2018 · Arthur Meighen (1874-1960) was a Canadian lawyer and prime minister. He was one of the most respected Conservative leaders of government despite his espousal of several unpopular laws. Arthur Meighen was born on June 16, 1874, near St. Mary's, Ontario, to parents of Ulster stock.
Jun 16, 2024 · Arthur Meighen, a newly elected Manitoba Conservative, rose to speak in favour of a resolution calling on the government of Sir Wilfrid Laurier to appoint “an able and practical farmer of...
Feb 1, 2010 · He died at Toronto, Ontario in 1960. He is commemorated by Arthur Meighen School in Portage la Prairie and, in 2010, his home at 131 Dufferin Avenue East in Portage la Prairie was designated in the Memorable Manitobans: The Homes program.
Sep 6, 2024 · Arthur Meighen was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the ninth prime minister of Canada from 1920 to 1921 and from June to September 1926. He led t...
Feb 11, 2021 · While his time as prime minister, two times in fact, were not especially long, he did have an illustrious career as one of Canada’s pre-eminent politicians. The story of Arthur Meighen begins in Perth County, Ontario where Arthur was born on June 16, 1874.
