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
The 1935 Canadian federal election was held on October 14, 1935, to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 18th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal Party of William Lyon Mackenzie King w
R. B. Bennett
…lasting legacies in the form of the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission (CRBC) and the Bank of Canada. Bennett suffered a landslide defeat in the 1935 election, with King returning to power. Bennett remained leader of the Conservative Party until 1938 when he retired to England. He was created Viscount Bennett…