Richard B. Bennett Canadian Prime Minister 1930 Master Steel Manufacturing Die

Description: Richard B. Bennett Canadian Prime Minister 1911 Master Steel Manufacturing Die OOAK - ONE OF A KIND ! ! ! 11 Ounces 1 1/2” Diameter 1 1/4” Tall Please see my 15 other listings of Canadian Prime Ministers Steel Master Dies Richard B. Bennett For other people named Richard Bennett, see Richard Bennett (disambiguation). 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. The Right Honourable The Viscount Bennett PC KC Bennett c. 1930–1935 11th Prime Minister of Canada In office August 7, 1930 – October 23, 1935 Monarch George V Governors General The Viscount Willingdon The Earl of Bessborough Preceded by W.L. Mackenzie King Succeeded by W.L. Mackenzie King Leader of the Opposition In office October 23, 1935 – July 6, 1938 Preceded by W.L. Mackenzie King Succeeded by Robert Manion In office October 12, 1927 – August 7, 1930 Preceded by Hugh Guthrie Succeeded by W.L. Mackenzie King Leader of the Conservative Party In office October 12, 1927 – July 7, 1938 Preceded by Hugh Guthrie (interim) Succeeded by Robert Manion Minister of Finance In office August 7, 1930 – February 2, 1932 Prime Minister Himself Preceded by Charles Avery Dunning Succeeded by Edgar Nelson Rhodes In office July 13, 1926 – September 25, 1926 Prime Minister Arthur Meighen Preceded by Henry Lumley Drayton (acting) Succeeded by James Robb Minister of Justice In office October 4, 1921 – December 28, 1921 Prime Minister Arthur Meighen Preceded by Charles Doherty Succeeded by Lomer Gouin Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal In office June 12, 1941 – June 26, 1947 Hereditary Peerage Preceded by Peerage created Succeeded by None Member of Parliament for Calgary West In office October 29, 1925 – January 28, 1939 Preceded by Joseph Tweed Shaw Succeeded by Douglas Cunnington Member of Parliament for Calgary In office September 21, 1911 – December 16, 1917 Preceded by Maitland Stewart McCarthy Succeeded by District abolished Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary In office March 22, 1909 – 1911 Succeeded by Thomas Tweedie Leader of the Alberta Conservative Party In office 1909–1910 Preceded by Albert Robertson Succeeded by Edward Michener In office 1905–1905 Preceded by Position established Succeeded by Albert Robertson Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories for West Calgary In office November 4, 1898 – 1905 Preceded by Oswald Critchley Succeeded by District abolished Personal details Born Richard Bedford Bennett July 3, 1870 Hopewell Hill, New Brunswick, Canada Died June 26, 1947 (aged 76) Mickleham, Surrey, England Resting place St. Michael's Churchyard, Mickleham Citizenship CanadaUnited Kingdom Political party Conservative Education Dalhousie University (LL.B., 1893) Profession Lawyer R. B. Bennett's voice Duration: 1 minute and 46 seconds.1:46 R. B Bennett giving his farewell speech to Britain following the 1930 Imperial Conference Bennett was born in Hopewell Hill, New Brunswick, and grew up nearby in Hopewell Cape. He studied law at Dalhousie University, graduating in 1893, and in 1897 moved to Calgary to establish a law firm in partnership with James Lougheed. Bennett became very rich due to the law practice, various investments, and taking on leadership roles in multiple organizations; he was one of the wealthiest Canadians during his time. On the political side, Bennett served in the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories from 1898 until 1905, when he briefly held the post as the inaugural leader of the Alberta Conservative Party. He later served in the Alberta Legislature from 1909 to 1911, resigning upon his election to the House of Commons. Bennett declined to run for reelection in 1917, but briefly served as minister of justice under Arthur Meighen in 1921. He returned to the Commons in 1925, and served briefly as minister of finance in Meighen's second government in 1926. Meighen resigned the Conservative Party's leadership after his defeat in the 1926 election, with Bennett elected as his replacement in 1927. Thus, Bennett became leader of the Opposition. Bennett became prime minister after the 1930 election, where the Conservatives won a majority government over William Lyon Mackenzie King's Liberal Party. Bennett's premiership was marked primarily by the Great Depression. He and his party initially tried to combat the crisis with laissez-faire policies, but these were largely ineffective. He was also unsuccessful in establishing an imperial preference free trade agreement. Over time, Bennett's government became increasingly interventionist, attempting to replicate the popular "New Deal" enacted by Franklin Roosevelt in the United States. This about-face prompted a split within Conservative ranks, and was regarded by the general public as evidence of incompetence. Still, he left lasting legacies in the form of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and the Bank of Canada. Bennett suffered a landslide defeat in the 1935 election, with King returning to power. Bennett remained leader of the Conservative Party until 1938, when he retired to England. He was created Viscount Bennett, the only Canadian prime minister to be honoured with elevation to the peerage. Bennett is ranked as a below-average prime minister among historians and the public.

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