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Arthur Meighen

1874 - 1960

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Arthur Meighen ( MEE-ən; June 16, 1874 – August 5, 1960) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the ninth prime minister of Canada from 1920 to 1921 and from June to September 1926. He led the Conservative Party from 1920 to 1926 and from 1941 to 1942. Meighen was born in St. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Arthur Meighen has received more than 441,531 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Arthur Meighen is the 14,282nd most popular politician (down from 13,498th in 2019), the 344th most popular biography from Canada (up from 349th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Canadian Politician.

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  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 4.74

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Arthur Meighen ranks 14,282 out of 19,576. Before him are José Luis Tejada Sorzano, Uffe Ellemann-Jensen, Mukhu Aliyev, Femke Halsema, Théo Lefèvre, and Luis Adolfo Siles Salinas. After him are Josep Irla, Juan Campisteguy, Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia, Enrique Peralta Azurdia, Dmitry Polyansky, and Giovanni Battaglin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1874, Arthur Meighen ranks 179. Before him are Edward Marsh, Bill Holland, Akaki Chkhenkeli, Emmanuel Célestin Suhard, Hjalmar Johansson, and François Brandt. After him are Josep Irla, María Martínez Sierra, George Sheldon, Madeleine Pelletier, Josef Lhévinne, and Hans Reissner. Among people deceased in 1960, Arthur Meighen ranks 163. Before him are Bogoljub Jevtić, Roscoe Lockwood, Gaston Amson, Harry Blanchard, Roelof Klein, and Harry Ferguson. After him are Buddy Adler, Nils Widforss, Walter Catlett, György Piller, Arthur Benjamin, and Gregorio Marañón.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Arthur Meighen ranks 344 out of 1,622. Before him are Mary Pierce (1975), Samuel Cunard (1787), George Chuvalo (1937), William Kahan (1933), Len Cariou (1939), and Victor Jory (1902). After him are Brian Orser (1961), Richard Manuel (1943), Jean-Marc Vallée (1963), Harry Saltzman (1915), Donal Logue (1966), and Hal Foster (1892).

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Among POLITICIANS In Canada

Among politicians born in Canada, Arthur Meighen ranks 26. Before him are Joe Clark (1939), Terry Sawchuk (1929), John Diefenbaker (1895), Robert Borden (1854), Michael Ignatieff (1947), and John Abbott (1821). After him are Tommy Burns (1881), R. B. Bennett (1870), Julie Payette (1963), Jacques Parizeau (1930), Ted Cruz (1970), and Patricia Jones (1930).

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