Richard Hanson (Canadian politician)
Richard Hanson | |
|---|---|
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office May 14, 1940 – January 28, 1943 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Manion |
| Succeeded by | Gordon Graydon |
| Interim Leader of the Conservative Party | |
| In office May 5, 1940 – November 11, 1941 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Manion |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Meighen |
| Minister of Trade and Commerce | |
| In office November 17, 1934 – October 22, 1935 | |
| Prime Minister | R. B. Bennett |
| Preceded by | Henry Herbert Stevens |
| Succeeded by | William Daum Euler |
| Member of Parliament for York—Sunbury | |
| In office March 25, 1940 – June 10, 1945 | |
| Preceded by | William George Clark |
| Succeeded by | Hedley Francis Gregory Bridges |
| In office May 28, 1921 – October 13, 1935 | |
| Preceded by | Harry Fulton McLeod |
| Succeeded by | William George Clark |
| Mayor of Fredericton | |
| In office 1918–1920 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Burpee Hanson March 20, 1879 Bocabec, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Died | July 10, 1948 (aged 69) |
| Party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Jean Balfour Neill (m. 1906) |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | Mount Allison University Dalhousie Law School |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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Richard Burpee Hanson, PC KC (March 20, 1879 – July 14, 1948) was a Canadian politician who served as interim leader of the Conservative Party from May 14, 1940, until November 11, 1941.