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Arthur Meighen
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9th Prime Minister of Canada
July 10, 1920 - December 29, 1921
June 28, 1926 - September 25, 1926
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Born
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- June 16, 1874, Anderson, Ontario
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Education
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- University of Toronto, B.A. Mathematics 1896
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Personal Status
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- Married 1904, Isabel J.Cox (1882-1985)
- Two sons, one daughter
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Professional Life
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- 1897-1898 Teacher, Caledonia, Ontario
- Lawyer (called to the Manitoba Bar in 1903)
- Businessman
- Author
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Died
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- August 5, 1960, Toronto, Ontario
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Buried
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Party
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- Conservative
- 1920-1926, 1941-1942 Party Leader
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Constituencies
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- 1908-1921, 1925-1926 Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
- 1922-1925 Grenville, Ontario
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Other Ministries
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- 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
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Political Record
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- Creation of the Canadian National Railways 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, 1941-1942
- Senator 1932-1942
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Source: Government of Canada |
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