Richard Bedford Bennett, Mickleham Surrey. UK - Grave of a Famous Person on Waymarking.com

In the grounds to the front of St Michael s Church in Mickleham is the grave of the only Canadian Prime Minister, not to be buried on home soil.

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"Richard Bedford Bennett, 1st Viscount Bennett, PC, KC (July 3, 1870 – June 26, 1947) was a Canadian lawyer, businessman, politician, and philanthropist. He served as the 11th Prime Minister of Canada from August 7, 1930, to October 23, 1935, during the worst of the Great Depression years. Following his defeat as prime minister, Bennett moved to England."

Further on it reads

"Bennett retired to Britain in 1938, and, on June 12, 1941, became the first and only former Canadian Prime Minister to be elevated to the peerage as Viscount Bennett, of Mickleham in the County of Surrey and of Calgary and Hopewell in the Dominion of Canada.[16][17]

He died after suffering a heart attack while taking a bath on June 26, 1947, at Mickleham. He was exactly one week shy of his 77th birthday. He is buried there in St. Michael's Churchyard, Mickleham. He is the only former Prime Minister not buried in Canada."

His grave is written in both English, and underneath that, in French.

Description: Richard Bedford Bennett was the 11th Canadian Prime Minister from 1930 to 1935. Date of birth: 07/03/1870 Date of death: 06/26/1947 Area of notoriety: Politics Marker Type: Headstone Setting: Outdoor Visiting Hours/Restrictions: There are no restrictions on visiting this grave Fee required?: No Web site: [Web Link]

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