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Richard Bennett, Mount |
Feature type: Mount
Province: British Columbia Location: S of headwaters of Kiwa Creek Latitude: 52°49'00" N Longitude: 119°48'00" W NTS map: 83D/13 |
| An official name listed at the BC Geographical Names Information System | |
Richard Bennett, ca. 1930 C-000687 National Archives of Canada |
Richard B. Bennett (1870-1947) was born in New Brunswick, where he was a school teacher and lawyer before moving to Alberta. He was elected to the House of Commons in 1911, and was prime minister from 1930 to 1935, interrupting Mackenzie King’s term. He died, unmarried, in England. Related place names: Premier Range |
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