Richard Bedford Bennett,1st Viscount Bennett,,was a Canadian lawyer,businessman,philanthropist,and politician who served as the 11th prime minister of Canada from 1930 to 1935.
Edgar Peter Lougheed was a Canadian lawyer and Progressive Conservative politician who served as the tenth premier of Alberta from 1971 to 1985,presiding over a period of reform and economic growth.
Events from the year 1926 in Canada.
Events from the year 1925 in Canada.
The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta was a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta that existed from 1905 to 2020. The party formed the provincial government,without interruption,from 1971 until the party's defeat in the 2015 provincial election under premiers Peter Lougheed,Don Getty,Ralph Klein,Ed Stelmach,Alison Redford,Dave Hancock and Jim Prentice. At 44 years,this was the longest unbroken run in government at the provincial or federal level in Canadian history.
James Gladstone was a Canadian politician who claimed to become the first Treaty Indian to be appointed to the Senate of Canada.
The 1989 Alberta Senate nominee election,formally the 1st Alberta Senate nominee election of Alberta was held on October 16,1989,to nominate appointments to the Senate of Canada. The Senate nominee election was held in conjunction with Alberta municipal elections under the Local Authorities Election Act,and resulted in the first Canadian Senator appointed following a popular election.
Michael Arthur Meighen,is a Canadian lawyer,cultural patron,and former senator. He practised as a litigation and commercial lawyer in Montreal and Toronto. He is a grandson of Arthur Meighen,the ninth Prime Minister of Canada.
Elaine Jean McCoy was a Canadian politician from Alberta. She was a member of the Senate of Canada.
James Francis Dinning is a Canadian Progressive Conservative politician and businessman. He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta (1986–1997),and now serves on the board of directors of a variety of Canadian companies. Dinning ran for the leadership of the Alberta Progressive Conservatives to replace Ralph Klein as Premier of Alberta. Dinning raised over 2 million dollars for his leadership bid but was ultimately defeated by leadership candidate Ed Stelmach when party members voted for Klein's replacement on December 2,2006. In June 2010,he was selected as the 12th Chancellor of the University of Calgary. Dinning sits as an advisor to Canada's Ecofiscal Commission.
The Eleventh Canadian Ministry was the first cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Arthur Meighen. It governed Canada from 10 July 1920 to 29 December 1921,including only the last year of the 13th Canadian Parliament. The government was formed by the National Liberal and Conservative Party. Meighen was also Prime Minister in the Thirteenth Canadian Ministry.
The Ninth Canadian Ministry was the first cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Sir Robert Borden. It governed Canada from 10 October 1911 to 12 October 1917,including only the 12th Canadian Parliament. The government was formed by the old Conservative Party of Canada. The Conservatives governed in coalition with the Liberal-Conservative Party until 12 October 1916 when the last Liberal-Conservative cabinet minister,Sam Hughes,was dismissed. Borden was also Prime Minister in the Tenth Canadian Ministry,which he formed for the coalition government with the Liberal–Unionists.
Richard Charles Hardisty was a Hudson's Bay Company official at Edmonton and a politician in the Northwest Territories,Canada.
Arthur Meighen was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the ninth prime minister of Canada from 1920 to 1921 and from June to September 1926. He led the Conservative Party from 1920 to 1926 and from 1941 to 1942.
The Grand,stylized as The GRAND,is the oldest theatre in the downtown core of Calgary,Alberta,Canada. In its current incarnation,it houses and operates the 436-seat Flanagan Theatre and a rehearsal space,the Studio.
Lougheed House,or as it was originally known Beaulieu,is a National Historic Site located in the Beltline district of Calgary,Alberta. Originally constructed in 1891 as a home for Senator James Alexander Lougheed KCMG PC KC and his spouse Isabella Clarke Hardisty,the structure has since become an iconic heritage building in Calgary. Lougheed House is operated by Lougheed House Conservation Society,an independent,non-profit society devoted to the restoration and public enjoyment of the historic house and its Gardens.
A Conservative leadership convention was held on October 12,1927 at the Winnipeg Amphitheatre in Winnipeg,Manitoba. The convention was held to choose a new leader of the Conservative Party to choose a successor to former Prime Minister of Canada Arthur Meighen who had led the party since 1920. This was the first time the Conservatives used a leadership convention to choose a leader. Previous leaders had been chosen by the party's caucus,the previous leader,or by the Governor General of Canada designating an individual to form a government after his predecessor's death or resignation.
The Hardistys are a Canadian family of commerce and politics of English,Scottish and indigenous North American heritage.
