Bennett,Richard Bedford — Bennett, Richard Bedford. Viscount Bennett. 1870 1947. Canadian prime minister (1930 1935) who convened the 1932 economic conference in Ottawa. * * * … Universalium
Bennett — Bennett1 or Bennet [ben′it] n. a masculine name: see BENEDICT1 Bennett2 [ben′it] 1. (Enoch) Arnold 1867 1931; Eng. novelist 2. James Gordon 1795 1872; U.S. journalist, born in Scotland: founder of the New York Herald 3. Richard Bedford 1st… … English World dictionary
Bennett — I. biographical name (Enoch) Arnold 1867 1931 English novelist II. biographical name James Gordon 1795 1872 American (Scottish born) journalist III. biographical name Richard Bedford 1870 1947 Viscount Bennett Canadian prime minister (1930 35) … New Collegiate Dictionary
Bennett, Richard Bedford — ▪ prime minister of Canada in full Richard Bedford Bennett, viscount of Mickleham and of Calgary and Hopewell born July 3, 1870, Hopewell, New Brunswick, Canada died June 27, 1947, Mickleham, Surrey, England statesman and prime minister of… … Universalium
Bennett (of Mickleham and of Calgary and Hopewell), Richard Bedford Bennett, Viscount — born July 3, 1870, Hopewell, N.B., Can. died June 27, 1947, Mickleham, Surrey, Eng. Canadian prime minister (1930–35). Bennett was admitted to the bar in 1893 and practiced in New Brunswick. He then moved west and served in the legislatures of… … Universalium
R. B. Bennett — Infobox Prime Minister honorific prefix = The Right Honourable name = The Viscount Bennett honorific suffix = PC KC order=11th office = Prime Minister of Canada term start = August 7, 1930 term end = October 23, 1935 monarch = George V governor… … Wikipedia
Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell — Infobox Scientist name = Frederick Alexander Lindemann box width = image width = 100px caption = birth date = birth date|1886|4|5 father: Adolph Frederick Lindemann mother: Olga Noble (American) birth place = Baden Baden, Germany death date =… … Wikipedia
John Wheeler-Bennett — Sir John Wheeler Wheeler Bennett, GCVO, CMG, OBE, FBA, FRSL was a conservative English historian of German and diplomatic history, and the official biographer of King George VI.Early careerWheeler Bennett was born in Keston, Kent, the son of a… … Wikipedia
John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley — Infobox Chancellor name=John Anderson 1st Viscount Waverley order=Chancellor of the Exchequer term start =24 September 1943 term end =26 July 1945 primeminister =Winston Churchill predecessor =Kingsley Wood successor =Hugh Dalton order2 =Home… … Wikipedia
Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Viscount — known as Lord Nelson born Sept. 29, 1758, Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, Eng. died Oct. 21, 1805, at sea, off Cape Trafalgar, Spain British naval commander. He entered the navy in 1770 and served in the West Indies from 1777 to 1783. In 1793 he was… … Universalium