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| name = William Benidickson |
| name = William Benidickson |
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| honorific-suffix = {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|PC|size=100%}} |
| honorific-suffix = {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|PC|size=100%}} |
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| image = |
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| office = [[Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys]] |
| office = [[Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys]] |
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| primeminister = [[Lester B. Pearson]] |
| primeminister = [[Lester B. Pearson]] |
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| term_start = 22 April 1963 |
| term_start = 22 April 1963 |
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| term_end = 6 July 1965 |
| term_end = 6 July 1965 |
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| predecessor = [[Paul Martineau]] |
| predecessor = [[Paul Martineau]] |
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| successor = [[John Watson MacNaught]] |
| successor = [[John Watson MacNaught]] |
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| office1 = Canadian [[Senate of Canada|Senator]] from [[Ontario]] |
| office1 = Canadian [[Senate of Canada|Senator]] from [[Ontario]] |
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| term_start1 = 7 July 1965 |
| term_start1 = 7 July 1965 |
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| term_end1 = 4 January 1985 |
| term_end1 = 4 January 1985 |
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| riding2 = [[Kenora—Rainy River (federal electoral district)|Kenora—Rainy River]] |
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| parliament2 = Canadian |
| parliament2 = Canadian |
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| predecessor2 = [[Hugh McKinnon]] |
| predecessor2 = [[Hugh McKinnon]] |
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| successor2 = [[John Mercer Reid]] |
| successor2 = [[John Mercer Reid]] |
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| term_start2 = 11 June 1945 |
| term_start2 = 11 June 1945 |
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| term_end2 = 6 July 1965 |
| term_end2 = 6 July 1965 |
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1911|4|8|df=y}} |
| birth_date = {{birth date|1911|4|8|df=y}} |
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| birth_place = [[Dauphin, Manitoba]], Canada |
| birth_place = [[Dauphin, Manitoba]], Canada |
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| death_date = {{death date and age|1985|1|4|1911|4|8 |df=y}} |
| death_date = {{death date and age|1985|1|4|1911|4|8 |df=y}} |
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| death_place = [[Ottawa, Ontario]], Canada |
| death_place = [[Ottawa, Ontario]], Canada |
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| nationality = Canadian |
| nationality = Canadian |
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| spouse = {{marriage|[[Agnes McCausland Benidickson|Agnes McCausland Richardson]]|1937}} |
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Agnes McCausland Benidickson|Agnes McCausland Richardson]]|1937}} |
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| party = [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] |
| party = [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] |
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| children = 3 |
| children = 3 |
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| alma_mater = [[University of Manitoba]] |
| alma_mater = [[University of Manitoba]] |
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| otherparty = [[Liberal-Labour (Canada)|Liberal-Labour]] |
| otherparty = [[Liberal-Labour (Canada)|Liberal-Labour]] |
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| profession = {{hlist|Barrister}} |
| profession = {{hlist|Barrister}} |
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Latest revision as of 19:41, 29 April 2024
William Benidickson | |
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| Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys | |
| In office 22 April 1963 – 6 July 1965 | |
| Prime Minister | Lester B. Pearson |
| Preceded by | Paul Martineau |
| Succeeded by | John Watson MacNaught |
| Canadian Senator from Ontario | |
| In office 7 July 1965 – 4 January 1985 | |
| Member of Parliament for Kenora—Rainy River | |
| In office 11 June 1945 – 6 July 1965 | |
| Preceded by | Hugh McKinnon |
| Succeeded by | John Mercer Reid |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 April 1911 Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada |
| Died | 4 January 1985 (aged 73) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal-Labour |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Manitoba |
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William Moore Benidickson PC (8 April 1911 – 4 January 1985) was a Canadian politician. He was the Liberal-Labour Member of Parliament for Kenora—Rainy River for over twenty years.
Born in Manitoba of Icelandic stock, Benidickson served in World War II as a Wing-Commander in the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Following the war, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1945 federal election.[1]
Due to the politics of Kenora—Rainy River which had a history electing Independent Labour politicians and where the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation posed a serious threat, the Liberals worked with the Communist Party of Canada to run Liberal-Labour candidates in federal and provincial elections. Accordingly, Benidickson ran and was elected as a "Liberal-Labour" MP for most of his parliamentary career though he always sat with the Liberal caucus and was considered a Liberal for all intents and purposes.
Benidickson served as parliamentary assistant to the minister of finance Douglas Abbott before serving in the same capacity to the minister of transport through the 1950s.
In 1963, Benidickson joined the cabinet of Lester Pearson as Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys. Pearson appointed him to the Senate of Canada in 1965 where he sat as a straight Liberal until his death in 1985.
Benidickson's wife, Agnes was a member of Winnipeg's prominent Richardson family and later served as chancellor of Queen's University.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Goldsborough, Gordon (8 April 1911). "Memorable Manitobans: William Moore Benidickson (1911-1985)". mhs.mb.ca. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ "Hon. James A. Richardson". cwf.ca. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
External links[edit]
- William Moore Benidickson – Parliament of Canada biography
- Some Honourable Members biographical sketches of several MPs, including Benedickson.
- 1911 births
- 1985 deaths
- Lawyers in Ontario
- Canadian military personnel of World War II
- Canadian senators from Ontario
- Liberal-Labour (Canada) MPs
- Liberal Party of Canada MPs
- Liberal Party of Canada senators
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
- Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada
- People from Kenora District
- Richardson family