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Birth
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June 16, 1874
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Death
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August 5, 1960
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Place of Birth
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Saint Mary's, Anderson, Ontario
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Constituencies
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Portage la Prairie, Manitoba (1908-1921, 1925-1926)
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Grenville, Ontario (1922-1925)
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Political Party
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Conservative
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Terms
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1920-1921
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1926
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Significant Acts
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Introduced a closure bill in 1913 to limit debate in Parliament
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Drafted the 1917 conscription bill, which established compulsory enrollment in the military
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Introduced the 1917 Wartime Elections Act, which denied the vote to Germans naturalized in Canada after 1902, and the Military Voters Act, which denied the vote to conscientious objectors
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Consolidated the private railroad systems into the Canadian National Railways
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Ended the Winnipeg general strike in 1919 with the help of the Royal North-West Mounted Police
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Convinced the British government not to renew its treaty with Japan in 1921
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Career
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1908-1921, 1922-1926 Served as a member of the House of Commons
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1913-1917 Acted as solicitor general
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1917 Became secretary of state
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1917-1920 Served as minister of the interior
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1920-1926, 1941-1942 Led the Conservative Party
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July 10, 1920 Succeeded Borden as prime minister and served as secretary for external affairs
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1921 Resigned as prime minister after the Conservative Party was defeated in elections
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June 29-September 25, 1926 Served as prime minister
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1932-1935 Served as minister without portfolio
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1932-1941 Served as a member of the Senate
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Did You Know
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Meighen was notoriously reluctant to throw out old clothes. His colleagues once stole his worn-out coat and threw it out a train window; a railway worker found it and returned it to Meighen, who wore it for several more years.
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Meighen loved the works of English playwright William Shakespeare, and could recite from memory as many as 150 lines from several of Shakespeare's plays.
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Meighen was known for his skill as a debater.
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Meighen named his first child Theodore Roosevelt Meighen.
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