Word: minto
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...succeed External Affairs Minister Lester B. Pearson. To succeed the Liberals' U.S.-born Trade Minister Clarence Decatur Howe, 71, who became the most powerful man in the Canadian economy and, next to Pearson, the Liberal Minister best known abroad, the Prime Minister picked a Winnipeg lawyer, Gordon Minto Churchill, 58. To be Secretary of State (a grab-bag ministry that deals with such matters as relations between the federal and provincial governments), he brought in Canada's first woman Cabinet member: Mrs. Ellen Fairclough, a Hamilton, Ont. housewife and accountant...
Braucher and Freund suggested that President Eisenhower appoint Hand or Hastie to the vacancy on the bench which will be created by the retirement of Sherman Minto next month. The two professors felt sure Hand could get the retired Congressional approval at the next session, which will start in January...