1927 Conservative leadership convention
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.
Image: Richard Bedford Bennett (cropped 2)
Image: Robert Rogers
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.
Bennett c. 1930–1935
Young R. B. Bennett, 1901
Businessman Patrick Burns and R. B. Bennett at the Calgary Stampede in 1928
Prime Minister Bennett addressing a public meeting