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The Life and Political Career of John G. Diefenbaker
"Parliament is more than procedure - it is the custodian of the nation's freedom."
- The Right Honourable John G. Diefenbaker, P.C.,
13th Prime Minister of Canada
The Right Honourable John G. Diefenbaker’s legacy is the dream of a united Canada, one which would find strength in its diversity. Regardless of whether he was in the House of Commons or a farmer’s field, Diefenbaker maintained his stance as being the voice of the “Average Canadian.” His perseverance in pursuing leadership in politics and his dedication to creating the Bill of Rights should inspire us all to work together to build a better Canada and to be active citizens.
John George Diefenbaker, Canada’s 13th prime minister from 1957-63, was born in Neustadt, Ontario on September 18, 1895, and later died on August 16, 1979 in Ottawa, Ontario.
An articulate speaker and supporter of civil rights, Diefenbaker was a passionate defense lawyer before he turned to his attention to p
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John Diefenbaker
Prime Minister of Canada from 1957 to 1963
"Diefenbaker" redirects here. For other uses, see Diefenbaker (disambiguation).
The Right Honourable John Diefenbaker PC CH QC FRSC FRSA | |
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Diefenbaker in 1957 | |
| In office June 21, 1957 – April 22, 1963 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governors General | |
| Preceded by | Louis St. Laurent |
| Succeeded by | Lester B. Pearson |
| In office April 22, 1963 – September 8, 1967 | |
| Preceded by | Lester B. Pearson |
| Succeeded by | Michael Starr |
| In office December 14, 1956 – June 20, 1957 | |
| Preceded by | William Earl Rowe |
| Succeeded by | Louis St. Laurent |
| In office December 14, 1956 – September 9, 1967 | |
| Preceded by | William Earl Rowe (interim) |
| Succeeded by | Robert Stanfield |
| In office June 21 – September 12, 1957 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Lester B. Pearson |
| Succeeded by | Sidney Earle Smith |
| In office August 10, 1953 – August 16, 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Francis Helme |
| Succeeded by | Stan Hovdebo |
DIEFENBAKER, JOHN GEORGE, lawyer and politician; b. 18 Sept. 1895 in Neustadt, Ont., elder son of William Thomas Diefenbaker and Mary Florence Bannerman; m. first 29 June 1929 Edna Mae Brower (d. 1951) in Toronto; m. there secondly 8 Dec. 1953 Olive Evangeline Palmer, née Freeman (d. 1976); no children were born of either marriage; d. 16 Aug. 1979 in Ottawa. In his memoirs John Diefenbaker describes his ancestors as “dispossessed Scottish Highlanders and discontented Palatine Germans.” His paternal grandfather, George M. Diefenbacker (Diefenbach or Diefenbacher), was born in the Grand Duchy of Baden (Germany). In the 1850s he immigrated to Upper Canada, where he married and worked as a wagon maker. His son William, one of seven children, was born in April 1868, attended school in Hawkesville and Berlin (Kitchener), Ont., and received a teaching certification from the Model School in Ottawa in 1891. In May 1894 he married Mary Bannerman, whose grandparents had lost their Scottish tenancies during the land Copyright ©fatunfo.pages.dev 2025 | |