John Diefenbaker

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  • Birth

    John George Diefenbaker born 18 September 1895 in Neustadt, ON, to William Thomas Diefenbaker and Mary Diefenbaker

  • Schooling

    John Diefenbaker achived his bachelor's degree in Politics and Economics from the University of Saskatchewan, was the graduating class of 1918

  • Lawyer

    John Diefenbaker opens his first law firm in Wakaw Saskatchewan. But moved

  • First Election, loss

    Diefenbaker loses the Federal Election as a conservative, he lost to Louis St Laurent

  • Leader of SK Conservative

    John Diefenbaker became the Leader of the Saskatchewan Conservative party. Diefenbaker presided over the Party until 1938 when the Conservative party won no seats.

  • Leader of the PC

    John Diefenbaker succeeds George Drew as the Progressive Conservative party leader.

  • The start of being a Prime Minister

    John Diefenbaker is elected Prime Minister of Canada

  • The Avro Arrow

    Diefenbaker orders the Avro arrow project cancelled. With the cancellation 14, 000 employees are out of work and Canada's interpreter aircraft now come from the United States. The Canadian Aircraft Industry is devastated.

  • The end of being Prim Minister

    Prime Minister Diefenbaker is elected out of office to be succeeded by Lester B Pearson

  • Death of John Diefenbaker

    John Diefenbaker dies in his Ottawa home, at the age of 83