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John Diefenbaker
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13th Prime Minister of Canada (1895-1979)
Key facts
- Monarch
- Elizabeth II
- Governors general
- Vincent Massey Georges Vanier
- Preceded by
- Louis St. Laurent
- Succeeded by
- Lester B. Pearson
- Prime minister
- Himself
- Born
- John George Diefenbaker , ( 1895-09-18 ) September 18, 1895, Neustadt, Ontario , Canada
- Died
- August 16, 1979 (1979-08-16) (aged 83), Ottawa , Ontario, Canada
- Resting place
- Outside Diefenbaker Canada Centre , Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
- Party
- Progressive Conservative
- Spouses
- Edna Brower ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1929 ; died 1951 ) Olive Palmer ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1953 ; died 1976 )
- Alma mater
- University of Saskatchewan ( BA , MA , LLB )
- Occupation
- Politician lawyer
- Allegiance
- Canada
- Branch service
- Canadian Expeditionary Force
- Years of service
- 1916–1917
- Rank
- Lieutenant
- Unit
- 196th Battalion
- Battles wars
- World War I
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- George
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Neustadt
- Place of death
- Ottawa
- Occupation
- diplomat
- Position held
- member of the House of Commons of Canada
- Political party
- Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Baptists
- Conflict
- World War I
- Military rank
- lieutenant
- Image
- John Diefenbaker 1961.png
- Work location
- Ottawa
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- date of birth
- 1895-09-18
- date of death
- 1979-08-16
- topic's main category
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- member of
- Royal Society of Canada
- birth name
- John George Diefenbaker
- Commons gallery
- John Diefenbaker
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- P12749
- Blackstonia
- candidacy in election
- 1979 Canadian federal election
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Encyclopedic overview
John George Diefenbaker (September 18, 1895 – August 16, 1979) was the 13th prime minister of Canada, serving from 1957 to 1963. He was the only Progressive Conservative party leader between 1935 and 1979 to lead the party to an election victory, doing so three times, although only once with a majority of the seats in the House of Commons.
Diefenbaker was born in the small town of Neustadt in Southwestern Ontario. In 1903, his family migrated west to the portion of the North-West Territories that would soon become the province of Saskatchewan. He grew up in the province and was interested in politics from a young age. After service in World War I, Diefenbaker became a noted criminal defence lawyer. He contested elections through the 1920s and 1930s with little success until he was finally elected to the House of Commons in 1940. Diefenbaker was repeatedly a candidate for the party leadership. He gained that position in 1956, on his third attempt.
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