Born

• 16 June 1874, Anderson, Ontario

Education

• University of Toronto, B.A. Mathematics 1896

Personal Status

• Married 1904, Isabel J.Cox (1882-1985)
• Two sons, one daughter

Professional Life

• 1897-1898 Teacher, Caledonia, Ontario
• Lawyer (called to the Manitoba Bar in 1903)
• Businessman
• Author

Died

• 5 August 1960, Toronto, Ontario

Buried

• St. Mary's Cemetery, St. Mary's, Ontario

Party

• Conservative
• 1920-1926, 1941-1942 Party Leader

Constituencies

• 1908-1921, 1925-1926 Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
• 1922-1925 Grenville, Ontario

Other Ministries

• 1913-1917 Solicitor General
• 1917 Secretary of State
• 1917-1920 Interior and Superintendent General of Indian Affairs
• 1919-1920 Mines
• 1920-1921, 1926 External Affairs
• 1926 President of the Privy Council
• 1932-1935 Minister Without Portfolio

Political Record

• Creation of the Canadian National Railways 1919
• Prominent in ending the Winnipeg General Strike 1919
• Argued successfully against the renewal of the Anglo - Japanese Alliance 1921
• Trade Agreements with France and the West Indies 1921
• Armistice Day Act 1921
• Leader of the Opposition 1921-1926
• Senator 1932-1942