The Honourable William Andrew Cecil Bennett, PC, OC (September 6, 1900 – February 23, 1979) was a Premier of the Canadian province of British Columbia. He was born in Hastings, New Brunswick, Canada. He is usually referred to as W.A.C. Bennett, and both affectionately and mockingly by many as Wacky Bennett. This article is about the day of the year. ... 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday. ... Marriage is a relationship that plays a key role in the definition of many families. ... A profession is an occupation that requires extensive training and the study and mastery of specialized knowledge, and usually has a professional association, ethical code and process of certification or licensing. ... A businessman (sometimes businesswoman, female; or businessperson, gender neutral) is a generic term for a wide range of people engaged in profit-oriented enterprises, generally the management of a company. ... A political party is an organization that seeks to attain political power within a government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns. ... The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election, although there was a break between the 1972 and 1975 elections when the New Democratic Party... August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... The prefix The Honourable or The Honorable ( or formerly The Honble) is a title of quality attached to the names of certain classes of persons. ... The Privy Council Office as it appeared in the 1880s The Queens Privy Council for Canada (French: Conseil privé de la Reine pour le Canada) is the ceremonial council of advisers to the Queen of Canada, whose members are appointed by the Governor General of Canada for life on... The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the Orders Latin motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means, Desiring a better country. ... This article is about the day of the year. ... 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday. ... February 23 is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... In Canada, a Premier is the head of government of a province. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Official languages none stated in law; English is de facto Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 36 6 Area Total  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water    (% of total)  Ranked 5th 944,735... Motto: Spem reduxit (Hope restored) Official languages English, French Capital Fredericton Largest city Saint John Lieutenant-Governor Herménégilde Chiasson Premier Bernard Lord (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 10 10 Area Total  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water    (% of total)  Ranked 11th 72 908 km² 71 450 km² 1 458 km...

At the age of 18, Bennett moved to Edmonton, Alberta. He later moved to Kelowna, British Columbia and entered the retail hardware business. A successful merchant, he served as President of the Kelowna Board of Trade from 1937 to 1939. He entered provincial politics in the October 21, 1941 provincial election when he was elected as the Conservative member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for South Okanagan. He was re-elected in the 1945 and 1949 provincial elections. Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta, situated in the north central region of the province, an area with some of the most fertile farm land on the prairies. ... Motto:Fruitful in Unity Member of Parliament Ron Cannan(Conservative) - Kelowna—Lake Country Members of the Legislative Assembly Al Horning(BC Liberal) - Kelowna-Lake Country Sindi Hawkins (BC Liberal) - Kelowna-Mission Governing Body Kelowna City Council Mayor Sharon Sheperd Location , Land area 283 km² Population (2005) 105,000 Population Density... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The British Columbia general election, 1941 was the twentieth general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. ... The British Columbia Conservative Party (also known as the Tories) is a conservative political party in British Columbia, Canada. ... This article is about the term as used within the Commonwealth of Nations; there is also an Legislative Assembly in Oregon and there used to be a Legislative Assembly in France during the French Revolution. ... A view overlooking Skaha Lake in the Okanagan Valley The regional districts that comprise the Okanagan are shown in red. ... The 21st general election for the Province of British Columbia, Canada was called on August 31, 1945, and held on October 25, 1945. ... The 22nd general election for the Province of British Columbia, Canada was called on April 16, 1949, and held on June 15, 1949. ...

After failing in his bid to become leader of what was now the Progressive Conservative Party in 1951, he left the party to sit as an Independent Member. In December of that year, he took out a membership in the Social Credit League. 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election. ...

In the 1952 provincial election, the province used an alternative vote system that had been designed to enable the Conservative and Liberal parties to keep the socialist Co-operative Commonwealth Federation out of power. Unexpectedly, this enabled Social Credit to win the largest number of seats with the benefit of second-preference ballots from CCF voters. The 23rd general election for the Province of British Columbia, Canada was called on April 10, 1952, and held on June 12, 1952. ... When the single transferable vote voting system is applied to a single-winner election it is sometimes called instant-runoff voting (IRV), as it is much like holding a series of runoff elections in which the lowest polling candidate is eliminated in each round until someone receives majority vote. ... The British Columbia Liberal Party (usually refered to as the BC Liberals) is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. ... The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. ...

Social Credit fell short of holding a majority, however. Bennett had succeeded in convincing a Labour Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) to support the party, and so the Socreds were able to form a minority government. A Member of the Legislative Assembly, or MLA, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to the Legislature or legislative assembly of a subnational jurisdiction. ... A minority government or a minority cabinet is a cabinet of a parliamentary system formed by the leading political party when it has won a plurality but not a majority of seats in the parliament. ...

The party had no leader, however. In a vote of the newly elected caucus, Bennett defeated Philip Gaglardi for the position of party leader and premier-elect on July 15, 1952. A caucus is most generally defined as being a meeting of supporters or members of a political party or movement. ... Philip Arthur Gaglardi (January 13, 1913 - September 23, 1995), sometimes known as Flyin Phil or even Sorry Phil, was a politician in the Canadian province of British Columbia. ... July 15 is the 196th day (197th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 169 days remaining. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

On August 1, he was sworn in as Premier of British Columbia, an office he held for twenty years until 1972. Bennett engineered the defeat of his minority government with a school funding proposal, and forced an election in 1953. Social Credit was re-elected with a clear majority. Alternative voting was not used in BC again. August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... The 24th general election for the Province of British Columbia, Canada was called on April 10, 1953, and held on June 9, 1953. ...

A conservative, he served also as the Minister of Finance, keeping tight control over government spending while leading his province into an era of modernization and prosperity.

While the Social Credit party was founded to promote the social credit theories of monetary reform, these could not be implemented at the provincial level, as the Alberta Social Credit Party had learned in the 1930s. Bennett quickly converted the provincial party into one advocating a mix of populism and conservatism, and it became a vehicle for those who sought to keep the CCF out of power. However, did actively campaign for the Social Credit Party of Canada in federal election campaigns. During the 1957 election, he spoke for the party at a rally in Regina, Saskatchewan. In the 1965 election, Bennett and his cabinet ministers toured BC to encourage voters to elect Social Credit Members of Parliement to promote BC's interests. Social Credit is an economic ideology and a social movement which started in the early 1920s. ... Monetary Reform is accounting reform that reaches more deeply into banking central bank, money supply and monetary policy. ... The Social Credit Party of Alberta is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada that was founded on the social credit monetary policy and conservative Christian social values. ... The Social Credit Party of Canada was a conservative - populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform. ... The Canadian federal election of 1957 was held June 10, 1957. ... Motto: Nickname: The Queen City Motto: Floreat Regina (Let Regina Flourish) Established: 1882 Area: 118. ... In the Canadian federal election of 1965, the Liberal Party of Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson was re-elected with a larger number of seats in the Canadian House of Commons. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ...

Following his party's defeat in the 1972 election by Dave Barrett's revitalized New Democratic Party (the successor to the CCF), he served as Leader of the Opposition until resigning his seat as Member for South Okanagan in June of 1973. 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... David Barrett, O.C. (born 2 October 1930 in Vancouver, British Columbia), commonly known as Dave Barrett, was a politician and social worker in British Columbia, Canada. ... The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. ...

His son, Bill, won the South Okanagan by-election in September, and W.A.C. Bennett retired as leader of the Social Credit Party on November 15. William was elected leader of the BC Social Credit Party on November 24, 1973, and in the provincial election of 1975, the Socreds were re-elected with a majority. Bill Bennett became the new Premier of British Columbia. William Richards Bennett, or simply Bill Bennett (born August 18, 1932) was Premier of the Canadian province of British Columbia (1975-1986). ... November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 46 days remaining. ... November 24 is the 328th day (329th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...

In 1976, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the Orders Latin motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means, Desiring a better country. ...

W.A.C. Bennett died in 1979, and was interred in the Kelowna Municipal Cemetery, in Kelowna, British Columbia. This page refers to the year 1979. ... Motto:Fruitful in Unity Member of Parliament Ron Cannan(Conservative) - Kelowna—Lake Country Members of the Legislative Assembly Al Horning(BC Liberal) - Kelowna-Lake Country Sindi Hawkins (BC Liberal) - Kelowna-Mission Governing Body Kelowna City Council Mayor Sharon Sheperd Location , Land area 283 km² Population (2005) 105,000 Population Density...

In 1998, the Government of Canada honored W.A.C. Bennett with his portrait on a postage stamp of Canada. The W.A.C. Bennett Dam near Hudson's Hope, built under the Two River Policy, is named after him. The library at the Burnaby campus of Simon Fraser University also bears his name. He was featured in Time Magazine on September 30, 1966. 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... This is a list of notables on stamps of Canada. ... Image:Bennettdam. ... Hudsons Hope is a small town in northern British Columbia. ... Simon Fraser University (SFU) is located in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, a suburb of Vancouver, British Columbia. ... (Clockwise from upper left) Time magazine covers from May 7, 1945; July 25, 1969; December 31, 1999; September 14, 2001; and April 21, 2003. ... September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 92 days remaining. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ...

Quotes

• "The finest sound in the land is the ringing of cash registers."
• "The Socialist Hordes are at the gates of British Columbia!"
• "I couldn't give it away, so we decided to build it and run it." - On the British Columbia Railway.
• "We are a young country; we must build on the solid rock of sound economic policies and balanced budgets. But, we must be prepared, as a nation, to step from the solid rock onto new ground. The path of ease, the path of tradition alone, is not the path of a greater Canada." - Addressing the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in 1962.
• "I'm plugged into God" - On the reason for his political successes
• "It's the smell of money." - To residents complaining of the smell of a local pulp mill
• "They couldn't run a peanut stand." - On the New Democratic Party

The British Columbia Railway (BCR; AAR railway that operated in the Canadian province of British Columbia. ...

Further reading

• W.A.C.: Bennett and the rise of British Columbia, David J. Mitchell (ISBN 0-8889-4395-4) - the most authoritative biography

David Joseph Mitchell is an author, former polititian and political commentator in British Columbia. ... The Honourable Byron Ingemar Johnson (December 10, 1890 - January 12, 1964) served as the 24th Premier of the province of British Columbia, Canada, from 1947 to 1952. ... This is a list of the premiers of British Columbia, Canada, since it joined Confederation in 1871. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... David Barrett, O.C. (born 2 October 1930 in Vancouver, British Columbia), commonly known as Dave Barrett, was a politician and social worker in British Columbia, Canada. ...

Premiers of British Columbia
McCreight | De Cosmos | Walkem | Elliott | Walkem | Beaven | Smithe | A. Davie | Robson | T. Davie | Turner | Semlin | Martin | Dunsmuir | Prior | McBride | Bowser | Brewster | Oliver | MacLean | Tolmie | Pattullo | Hart | Johnson | W. Bennett | Barrett | B. Bennett | Vander Zalm | Johnston | Harcourt | Clark | Miller | Dosanjh | Campbell

This is a list of the premiers of British Columbia, Canada, since it joined Confederation in 1871. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_British_Columbia. ... John Foster McCreight as Justice of the Supreme Court The Honourable John Foster McCreight (1827–November 18, 1913) was a jurist and the first Premier of the Canadian province of British Columbia. ... Amor De Cosmos Amor De Cosmos (August 20, 1825 - July 4, 1897) was a Canadian journalist and politician. ... George Anthony Walkem (November 15, 1834-January 13, 1908) was a British Columbian politician and jurist. ... Andrew Charles Elliott (ca. ... George Anthony Walkem (November 15, 1834-January 13, 1908) was a British Columbian politician and jurist. ... Robert Beaven (January 20, 1836-September 18, 1920) was a British Columbia politician and businessman. ... William Smithe (June 30, 1842-March 28, 1887) was a British Columbia politician. ... Alexander Edmund Batson Davie, who is usually referred to as A. E. B. Davie, (November 24, 1847 - August 1, 1889) was a British Columbia politician and lawyer, and was premier of British Columbia from 1887 until his death. ... John Robson (March, 1824-June 29, 1892) was a British Columbian journalist and politician. ... Theodore Davie (March 22, 1852-March 7, 1898) was a British Columbia politician and jurist. ... John Herbert Turner (May 7, 1834-December 9, 1923) was a British Columbia politician. ... Charles Augustus Semlin (October, 1836_November 3, 1927) was a British Columbia politician. ... Joseph Martin was the name of several prominent people: Joseph Martin (Canadian politician) Joseph William Martin, Jr. ... James Dunsmuir (July 8, 1851-June 6, 1920) was a British Columbian industrialist and politician. ... Edward Gawler Prior (May 21, 1854 – December 12, 1920) was a mining engineer and politician in British Columbia. ... Sir Richard McBride (December 15, 1870-August 6, 1917) was a British Columbian politician and founder of the British Columbia Conservative Party. ... William John Bowser (Rexton, New Brunswick December 3, 1867-October 25, 1933 Vancouver) was a politician in British Columbia, Canada. ... Harlan Carey Brewster (November 10, 1870-March 1, 1918) was a politician in British Columbia, Canada. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... John Duncan MacLean (December 8, 1873-March 28, 1948) was a teacher, physician, politician and Premier of British Columbia, Canada. ... Simon Fraser Tolmie (January 25, 1867 - October 13, 1937) was a veterinarian, farmer, politician, and Premier of British Columbia, Canada. ... Thomas Dufferin (Duff) Pattullo (January 19, 1873 - March 30, 1956) was premier of British Columbia, Canada from 1933 to 1941. ... John Hart (Mohill, County Leitrim, Ireland March 31, 1879-April 7, 1957, Victoria, British Columbia) was premier of British Columbia, Canada, from December 9, 1941 to December 29, 1947. ... The Honourable Byron Ingemar Johnson (December 10, 1890 - January 12, 1964) served as the 24th Premier of the province of British Columbia, Canada, from 1947 to 1952. ... David Barrett, O.C. (born 2 October 1930 in Vancouver, British Columbia), commonly known as Dave Barrett, was a politician and social worker in British Columbia, Canada. ... For other men named William Bennett, see William Bennett (disambiguation). ... William Nicholas Vander Zalm (b. ... Rita Johnston (born April 22, 1935) was a politician in British Columbia, Canada. ... Michael Harcourt (born 1943) served as the 30th Premier of the province of British Columbia in Canada from 1991 to 1996, and before that as mayor of BCs major city, Vancouver from 1980 to 1986. ... The Honourable Glen David Clark (born 1957) is a politician in British Columbia, Canada who served as Premier of British Columbia from 1996 to 1999. ... The Honourable Arthur Daniel Miller (born December 24, 1944) is a former Canadian politician and member of the New Democratic Party of British Columbia (NDP). ... Hon. ... For the recipient of the Victoria Cross and MP, see Gordon Campbell, VC For the Scottish Conservative politician, see Gordon Campbell, Baron Campbell of Croy Gordon Muir Campbell, BA, MBA, MLA, (born January 12, 1948) is 34th Premier of British Columbia. ...

External link

Jack Wasserman interviewing W.A.C. Bennett about the 1952 election, CBC Archives TV clip]