101. CanadaInfo: Government: Federal: Prime Minister: Former Prime Ministers: Diefenb Includes a fact sheet, biography and photograph. http://www.craigmarlatt.com/canada/government/diefenbaker.html

The Right Honourable John Diefenbaker 13th Prime Minister of Canada June 21, 1957 - April 22, 1963 John George Diefenbaker, March 29, 1958 MAIN MENU GOVERNMENT FEDERAL PRIME MINISTER ... FORMER PRIME MINISTERS : DIEFENBAKER Born September 18, 1895 in Neustadt, Ontario Education University of Saskatchewan, B.A. 1915, M.A. Political Science and Economics 1916, LL.B. 1919 The Right Honourable John Diefenbaker Personal Status Married 1929, Edna Brower (1901-1951) Re-married 1953, Olive Palmer (1902-1976) One stepdaughter Professional Life 1916-1917 Lieutenant, 105th Saskatoon Fusiliers Criminal lawyer (called to the Saskatchewan Bar in 1919) 1936-1938 Leader, Saskatchewan Conservative Party Died August 16, 1979 in Ottawa, Ontario Buried Grounds of Diefenbaker Canada Centre , University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Party Progressive Conservative 1956-1967 Party Leader Constituencies 1940-1953 Lake Centre, Saskatchewan 1953-1979 Prince Albert, Saskatchewan Other Ministries 1957 External Affairs 1959 External Affairs (Acting) 1962-1963 President of the Privy Council Political Record Leader of the Opposition 1956-1957 Appointed Ellen Fairclough first woman Cabinet Minister 1957 Canadian Bill of Rights 1958 Appointed James Gladstone Canada's first Aboriginal senator 1958 Franchise extended to all Aboriginals 1960 Royal Commission on Health Services 1961 Agricultural Rehabilitation and Development Act 1961 Created the National Productivity Council (Economic Council of Canada) 1963 Leader of the Opposition 1963-1967 Descriptive Biography

102. The Right Honourable John George Diefenbaker Commemorative page on the man who was Canada s Prime Minister from 1957 to 1963. http://www3.sympatico.ca/goweezer/canada/diefenbaker.htm

The Right Honourable John George Diefenbaker Progressive Conservative "I am the first prime minister of this country of neither altogether English or French origin. So I determined to bring about a Canadian citizenship that knew no hyphenated consideration.... I'm very happy to be able to say that in the House of Commons today in my party we have members of Italian, Dutch, German, Scandinavian, Chinese and Ukrainian origin - and they are all Canadians." John Diefenbaker, March 29, 1958 Private Life Did You Know? In order to help pay his way through the University of Saskatchewan law courses, young John Diefenbaker peddled his bicycle for miles from farm to farm selling books. Born: September 18, 1895, Neustadt, Ontario. Education: University of Saskatchewan, B.A., 1915, M.A. in Political Science and Economics, 1916, and LL.B. 1919. Enlisted in the army, 1916. Served for one year in Britain before being invalidated and returning home. (Returned to university to study law and graduated in 1919.) Marriage: Edna Bower (1901-1951) in 1929.

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