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    William Aberhart (December 30, 1878 – May 23, 1943), also known as "Bible Bill" for his radio sermons about the Bible, was a Canadian politician and the...
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    William Aberhart High School is a public senior high school in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, which teaches grades 10, 11, and 12. It is operated by the Calgary...
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    theories of evangelical preacher William Aberhart, who advocated a version of social credit. Despite Reid's claims that Aberhart's proposals were economically...
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  • cricketer Laurence Aberhart (born 1949), New Zealand photographer Wayne Aberhart (born 1958), New Zealand cricketer William Aberhart (1878–1943), Canadian...
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    Methodist church in town. Manning was among the first students of William Aberhart's Calgary Prophetic Bible Institute (CPBI), which opened in 1927, and...
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    years, when led by William Aberhart, it was a radical monetary reform party, at least in theory if not in effect. After Aberhart's death in 1943 and the...
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  • history of massive majorities in the assembly, this has never happened. William Aberhart's first mandate as premier was almost cut short, when a large part of...
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    The de facto leader of the national movement was Alberta Premier William Aberhart, who did not stand in the federal election himself. Notes: * The party...
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  • strongest in Alberta during this period. In 1932, Baptist evangelist William Aberhart used his radio program to preach the values of social credit throughout...
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    Treasury Branches were created by the Social Credit government of Premier William Aberhart in 1938, with its roots dating back to political unrest in 1917 arising...
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  • disappear or undergo any alteration of its fundamental character." William Aberhart, pastor, high school principal, Bible school dean, radio Bible teacher...
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  • subsequent cancellation by the then newly-elected Conservative government. William Aberhart, Premier of Alberta, was inspired by Major C. H. Douglas Social Credit...
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    language and for contributions to window systems. Gosling attended William Aberhart High School in Calgary, Alberta. While in high school, he wrote some...
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  • continued to exist until 1993. The ideology was embraced by the Reverend William Aberhart ("Bible Bill"), who formed the Alberta Social Credit League in 1934...
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  • typically attend the symphony. A native of Calgary, Alberta, he attended William Aberhart High School, and studied music at the University of Calgary and the...
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  • of Alberta from May 23 until May 31, 1943, due to the death of Premier Aberhart. The United Farmers of Alberta won the 1921 election without a leader....
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  • Alberta, Canada led by William Aberhart.: 127  A book by Maurice Colbourne, entitled The Meaning of Social Credit, had convinced Aberhart that the theories...
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    from 1936 to 1937 and as a cabinet minister in the governments of William Aberhart and Ernest Manning from 1937 to 1952, in various portfolios related...
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  • the university. Three Canadian premiers are also alumni of Queen's: William Aberhart, the 7th Premier of Alberta, Frank McKenna, the 27th Premier of New...
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  • cowboy cartoons and his editorial cartoons lampooning Alberta Premier William Aberhart. Born in Calgary, Alberta, the son of prominent lawyer J. McKinley...
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  • elections in three provinces—the 1935 Alberta general election under William Aberhart—Bible Bill—the 1952 British Columbia general election under W.A.C....
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    the Canadian province of Alberta. It was a rebellion against Premier William Aberhart by a group of backbench (not part of the cabinet) members of the Legislative...
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    Henry Ford, advocated British-Israelism in Ford-sponsored publications William Aberhart (1878–1943), a Social Credit premier of Alberta from 1935 to 1943 Princess...
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    Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada, in 1937, at the instigation of William Aberhart's Social Credit government. It would have required newspapers to print...
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  • history to default on a debt payment. This default resulted in Premier William Aberhart's government passing The Ultimate Purchasers Tax Act which introduced...
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    The Aberhart Ministry was the combined Cabinet (called Executive Council of Alberta), chaired by Premier William Aberhart, and Ministers that governed...
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    guiding force, Calgary-based Baptist pastor William Aberhart. Persuaded to accept the mantle of leadership, Aberhart was sworn in as premier on September 3...
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    Society. The first principal of Crescent Heights from 1915 to 1935 was William Aberhart, later Premier of Alberta. Another early teacher was Douglas Scott...
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  • Credit government of William Aberhart. The legislation was repealed after a petition was introduced for the recall of Aberhart himself. In 2020, the...
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    Leeds South. Despite this lack of success, Hargrave was invited by William Aberhart to take an advisory post in the Government of the Province of Alberta...
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