Richard Bedford BENNETT
BENNETT, The Right Hon. Richard Bedford, P.C., K.C., K.G.St.J., LL.B.
Personal Data
- Party
- Conservative (1867-1942)
- Constituency
- Calgary West (Alberta)
- Birth Date
- July 3, 1870
- Deceased Date
- June 26, 1947
- Website
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._B._Bennett
- PARLINFO
- http://www.parl.gc.ca/parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=b9296f13-96f7-4c62-a577-63a5fc91ac2f&Language=E&Section=ALL
- Profession
- barrister, lawyer, teacher
Parliamentary Career
- September 21, 1911 - October 6, 1917
- CONCalgary (Alberta)
- October 29, 1925 - July 2, 1926
- CONCalgary West (Alberta)
- September 14, 1926 - May 30, 1930
- CONCalgary West (Alberta)
- Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs (July 13, 1926 - September 24, 1926)
- Minister of the Interior (July 13, 1926 - September 24, 1926)
- Minister of Mines (July 13, 1926 - September 24, 1926)
- Minister of Finance and Receiver General (July 13, 1926 - September 24, 1926)
- Leader of the Official Opposition (October 12, 1927 - August 6, 1930)
- July 28, 1930 - August 14, 1935
- CONCalgary West (Alberta)
- Leader of the Official Opposition (October 12, 1927 - August 6, 1930)
- Secretary of State for External Affairs (August 7, 1930 - October 22, 1935)
- President of the Privy Council (August 7, 1930 - October 22, 1935)
- Minister of Finance and Receiver General (August 7, 1930 - February 2, 1932)
- Prime Minister (August 7, 1930 - October 22, 1935)
- August 7, 1930 - August 14, 1935
- CONCalgary West (Alberta)
- Secretary of State for External Affairs (August 7, 1930 - October 22, 1935)
- President of the Privy Council (August 7, 1930 - October 22, 1935)
- Minister of Finance and Receiver General (August 7, 1930 - February 2, 1932)
- Prime Minister (August 7, 1930 - October 22, 1935)
- August 25, 1930 - August 14, 1935
- CONCalgary West (Alberta)
- Secretary of State for External Affairs (August 7, 1930 - October 22, 1935)
- President of the Privy Council (August 7, 1930 - October 22, 1935)
- Minister of Finance and Receiver General (August 7, 1930 - February 2, 1932)
- Prime Minister (August 7, 1930 - October 22, 1935)
- October 14, 1935 - January 25, 1940
- CONCalgary West (Alberta)
- Secretary of State for External Affairs (August 7, 1930 - October 22, 1935)
- President of the Privy Council (August 7, 1930 - October 22, 1935)
- Prime Minister (August 7, 1930 - October 22, 1935)
- Leader of the Official Opposition (October 23, 1935 - July 6, 1938)
Most Recent Speeches (Page 4 of 6574)
July 1, 1938
Mr. BENNETT:
I think there should be.
July 1, 1938
Mr. BENNETT:
Where would you sell it?
July 1, 1938
Mr. BENNETT:
How would you move it
as against competition from the seaboard?
July 1, 1938
Mr. BENNETT:
This would seem to be the appropriate place for me to say that since we last had under discussion the conditions of unemployment I have seen the Hon. Wesley Gordon, former minister of labour, and he informs me that the copy of a letter attached to a public file and marked "personal" from Ralph Webb was not to the best of his belief and knowledge on the file when he left the office. Secondly, I have looked in my own personal files, and I find no trace of any such document being received from Mr. Webb. But I assume it did come to the office. He was advised. I notice, that the Hon. Mr. Murphy, then Minister of the Interior, would go to Manitoba and investigate the whole situation there, that he did so, that the very persons who were discussing the matter in this house were publicly in favour of the work being done, and that after conferences with the provincial government the Minister of the Interior did so advise, and that action was taken.
Further, Mr. Gordon informs me that the reason it was determined that no further work should be carried on after the date of the elec-
July 1, 1938
Mr. BENNETT:
No-