Richard Bedford Bennett 1st Viscount Bennett PC KC FRSA (July 3 1870 – June 26 1947) was a Canadian lawyer businessman politician and philanthropist. He served as the 11th Prime Minister of Canada from August 7 1930 to October 23 1935 during the worst of the Great Depression years. Following his defeat as prime minister Bennett moved to England and was elevated to the peerage as Viscount Bennett.
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