Arthur Meighen Politician

Arthur Meighen, PC, QC (/ˈmiːən/; 16 June 1874 – 5 August 1960) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He served two terms as the ninth Prime Minister of Canada: from 10 July 1920 to 29 December 1921; and from 29 June 1926 to 25 September 1926. He was the first Prime Minister born after Confederation, and the only one to represent a riding in Manitoba. Both of his terms of office were brief. Meighen later served for a decade in the Senate of Canada, and failed in a political comeback attempt in 1941-42, after which he returned to the practice of law. Larry A. Glassford, a professor of education at the University of Windsor, concluded, "On any list of Canadian prime ministers ranked according to their achievements while in office, Arthur Meighen would not place very high."

Personal facts

Arthur Meighen
Birth dateJune 16, 1874
Birth place
Ontario , Perth South Ontario
Religion
Presbyterianism
United Church of Canada
Date of deathAugust 05, 1960
Place of death
Ontario , Toronto
Resting place
Ontario , St. Marys Ontario , St. Marys Cemetery
Education
Osgoode Hall Law School
University of Toronto
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Office holder

monarch
George V
officePrime Minister of Canada
party
Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942)
Unionist Party (Canada)
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
successor
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Arthur Meighen on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://archives.cbc.ca/politics/prime_ministers/clips/13536
  2. http://images.ourontario.ca/stmarys
  3. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/primeministers/h4-3225-e.html
  4. https://archive.org/details/overseaaddresses00meiguoft