Birth of Richard Bedford Bennett3 July 1870
Birth of Richard Bedford Bennett
Historical person
Richard Bedford Bennett Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Richard Bedford Bennett, based on 13 World History Database records associated with Canada.
13 records1870–194711 events3 places
Chronological biography
1870
1924
Peerage1924
Created Viscount Bennett
1927
Party Leader1927
Appointed Party Leader of the Conservative Party
1930
Prime Minister of Canada7 August 1930
Appointed Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada7 August 1930
Forms a Conservative government during the Great Depression.
1931
Gold Standard1931
Canada formally breaks the link between the Canadian dollar and gold during the international financial crisis.
Reform of Government1931
Influential in negotiating the Statute of Westminster which defined Dominion status
Statute of Westminster11 December 1931
Welcomes legal autonomy under the Statute of Westminster.
1932
Imperial Economic Conference1932
Presides over the Ottawa Conference giving the Empire Trade Preference
Imperial Economic Conference21 July 1932
Agrees Imperial preference following the adoption of protective tariffs by the British. 21 July-20 August, holds the Imperial Economic Conference
1934
Bank of Canada Act3 July 1934
Creates the Bank of Canada during the Depression.
1947
Burial1947
Buried in Mickleham, England
Death of Richard Bedford Bennett26 June 1947
Death of Richard Bedford Bennett
Titles and roles
Viscount · Viscount · Party Leader of CP · Viscount · Prime Minister of Canada
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.