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W. A. C. Bennett

W. A. C. Bennett, Canadian businessman and politician, 25th Premier of British Columbia (died 1979)

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Born
September 6, 1900
Died
February 23, 1979
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1900

About W. A. C. Bennett

William Andrew Cecil Bennett was a Canadian politician who served as the 25th premier of British Columbia from 1952 to 1972. With just over 20 years in office, Bennett remains the longest-serving premier in British Columbia history. He was a member of the Social Credit Party (Socreds). Notable achievements by the Bennett government included the adoption of BC's first provincial flag, the establishment of the second Bank of British Columbia, and the creation of BC Hydro and BC Ferries. Bennett left formal school in grade nine, during the First World War, to take a job in a hardware store. In 1941, he won the Conservative Party nomination and the general election. The Social Credit party won 19 seats of the total of 48, and became the largest party represented in the Assembly and formed a minority government.

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The world when W. A. C. Bennett was born

W. A. C. Bennett was born in 1900. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1900

  • Best-selling book"To Have and to Hold" – Mary Johnston

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Davis Cup tennis tournament
  • Top headlineGalveston Hurricane kills 8,000+ — deadliest US disaster
  • Technology milestoneFirst zeppelin flight
  • World population~1.6B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam McKinley
  • U.S. population76.2M

1900 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in W. A. C. Bennett's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19002026
Average income$438$67,500
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population76.2M341 million

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