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Bennett, Viscount (UK, 1941 - 1947)

Creation: let.pat. 16 Jul 1941

Extinct: 27 Jun 1947

Family name: Bennett

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Arms:

Argent within two Bendlets Gules three Maple Leaves proper all between two Demi-Lions rampant couped Gules

Crest:

A Demi-Lion Gules grasping in the dexter paw a Battle-axe in bend sinister Or and resting the sinister paw on an Escallop also Gules

Supporters:

Dexter: A Buffalo proper;  Sinister: A Moose proper

Motto:

 Premi non opprimi

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Richard Bedford [Bennett], 1st Viscount Bennett, PC

1st son of Henry J Bennett, of Hopewell, New Brunswick, Canada, and his wife Henrietta Stiles

born

3 Jul 1870

died

27 Jun 1947

created

16 Jul 1941 Viscount Bennett, of Mickleham in the County of Surrey, and of Calgary and Hopewell in the Dominion of Canada

note

barrister, New Brunswick 1893 and North West Territories and Alberta 1897; Member of Legislative Authority, North West Territories 1898-1905 and Alberta 1909-11; King's Counsel 1907; Member, Canadian House of Commons 1911-17 and 1925-38; Minister of Justice and Attorney-General 1921; Minister of Finance 1926; Leader of Canadian Conservative Party 1927-38; Prime Minister of Canada and Secretary of State for External Affairs 1930-35; Privy Counsellor [UK and Canada], 1930; Bencher of Alberta and Upper Canada; Hon Bencher, Lincoln's Inn, and Osgoode Hall, Toronto 1930; represented Canada at Imperial Conference 1930; Chairman, Imperial Economic Conference, Ottawa 1932; led Canadian Delegation to World Economic Conference, London 1933;

On the death of the 1st Viscount Bennett the Viscountcy of Bennett became extinct.

First written 18 Jul 2006

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