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      • Arthur Meighen was an important Canadian politician, but not an important Canadian prime minister. Both of his terms were short and inconsequential, and remain among the least noteworthy portions of his long political career.
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    Arthur Meighen PC QC (/ ˈmiːən / MEE-ən; June 16, 1874 – August 5, 1960) 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.

  4. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca › arthur-meighenArthur Meighen - The Canadian Encyclopedia

    May 27, 2007 · Arthur Meighen, lawyer, politician, businessman, prime minister of Canada (b at Anderson, Ont 16 June 1874; d at Toronto 5 Aug 1960). As MP, 1908-26; leader of the Conservative Party 1920-26, 1941-42; PM, 1920-21, 1926; and senator, 1932-41, Arthur Meighen was a prominent, controversial public figure for nearly 30 years.

  5. www.britannica.com › biography › Arthur-MeighenArthur Meighen | Conservative Party, Parliament, WWI

    Aug 1, 2024 · Arthur Meighen was a Canadian politician who was the Conservative Party leader (1920–26; 1941–42) and prime minister of Canada (1920–21; 1926). Meighen graduated from the University of Toronto in 1896 and was called to the bar in 1903.

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  7. thecanadaguide.com › history › prime-ministersArthur Meighen - The Canada Guide

    Arthur Meighen was an important Canadian politician, but not an important Canadian prime minister. Both of his terms were short and inconsequential, and remain among the least noteworthy portions of his long political career.

  8. www.biographi.ca › en › bioMEIGHEN, ARTHUR - Dictionary of Canadian Biography

    He proved to be an effective speaker. His opponent anticipated an easy ride on the coat-tails of Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier*. On polling day, 26 Oct. 1908, Meighen won by a narrow margin of 250 votes and he went to Ottawa, where he sat in the backbenches of the opposition led by Robert Laird Borden*.

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  9. nationalpost.com › news › politicsThe wit and wisdom of Canada's greatest orator | National Post

    Jun 16, 2024 · Arthur Meighen, a newly elected Manitoba Conservative, rose to speak in favour of a resolution calling on the government of Sir Wilfrid Laurier to appoint “an able and practical farmer of the...

  10. canadaehx.com › 2021/02/11 › arthur-meighenArthur Meighen - Canadian History Ehx

    Feb 11, 2021 · In 1911, Meighen was re-elected by a margin of 675 votes and this time he was part of the governing party, under new prime minister Sir Robert Borden. Meighen’s wit and sarcastic speeches gained him a following in the backbench and those around him saw him as logical, informed and principled.