Meighen, Rt. Hon. Arthur National Historic Person
Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
Portrait
(© Expired; Credit: Library and Archives Canada / C-000691)
Address :
Brandon Street near Massey Crescent, Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
Recognition Statute:
Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date:
1961-05-23
Life Date:
1874 to 1960
Other Name(s):
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Meighen, Rt. Hon. Arthur
(Designation Name)
Importance:
Prime Minister of Canada (1920-21, 1926)
Plaque(s)
Existing plaque: Island Municipal Park Brandon Street near Massey Crescent, Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
Prime Minister of Canada, 1920-21, and again from June to September, 1926, Arthur Meighen was born in Ontario. As a young man he moved west to practise law. First elected to the House of Commons in 1908 to represent Portage la Prairie, he became a skilled parliamentarian and later gained an unchallenged reputation as the ablest debater of his generation in Canadian politics. He led the Liberal Conservative Party, 1920-26, and in 1941 briefly resumed the leadership. He died in Toronto.