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R. B. Bennett

1870 - 1947

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Richard Bedford Bennett, 1st Viscount Bennett (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. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. R. B. Bennett is the 14,790th most popular politician (down from 14,450th in 2019), the 400th most popular biography from Canada (down from 355th in 2019) and the 41st most popular Canadian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, R. B. Bennett ranks 14,790 out of 19,576. Before him are Martin Lee, Ahmose-Sitamun, Boris Ponomarev, Robert C. O'Brien, Miguel Abadía Méndez, and Zakir Hasanov. After him are Liberius, Gilbert Diendéré, Kurt Furgler, Jean-Pierre Bemba, Theodore I Calliopas, and Günther Beckstein.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1870, R. B. Bennett ranks 132. Before him are Lilian Gibbs, Bautista Saavedra, Henri Bouckaert, Teodor Shteingel, Oskar Vogt, and Jüri Jaakson. After him are José María Moncada, Ivan Perestiani, Hermann Harms, Sascha Schneider, Frank Norris, and Julián Besteiro. Among people deceased in 1947, R. B. Bennett ranks 172. Before him are Wilhelm Heye, Harry Carey, Tefta Tashko-Koço, Gilbert Bougnol, Edwin Hedley, and Miguel Abadía Méndez. After him are Ossi Oswalda, Riichi Yokomitsu, Carrie Chapman Catt, Wilfred Hudson Osgood, Rosalia Zemlyachka, and Nikolai Chebotaryov.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, R. B. Bennett ranks 400 out of 1,622. Before him are George London (1920), Shirley Douglas (1934), Nancy Huston (1953), Ernie Collett (1895), Grant Allen (1848), and Édouard Gagnon (1918). After him are Stu Hart (1915), Edge (1973), Harry Saltzman (1915), Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923), Philip Guston (1913), and Myrtle Cook (1902).

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Among POLITICIANS In Canada

Among politicians born in Canada, R. B. Bennett ranks 41. Before him are Robert Borden (1854), Julie Payette (1963), Michael Ignatieff (1947), Arthur Meighen (1874), Ted Cruz (1970), and Brock Chisholm (1896). After him are Myrtle Cook (1902), Jacques Parizeau (1930), Hilda Cameron (1912), Jagmeet Singh (1979), William Cockburn (1902), and Pauline Marois (1949).

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