Meighen, Arthur

Japanese: ミーエン（英語表記）Meighen， Arthur

Born June 16, 1874, near Anderson, Ontario
[Died] August 5, 1960, Toronto Canadian politician. Studied mathematics at the University of Toronto. Later studied law and became a lawyer in Winnipeg. Member of the House of Commons in 1908. Due to his achievements in the coalition government during World War I, he became Prime Minister in July 1920. Although his term as Prime Minister (July 1920-December 1921, July 1926-September 1926) was short, he advocated the abolition of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance at the British Imperial Conference in the summer of 1921 from the standpoint of Canadian nationalism. His main works are "Oversea Addresses" (21) and "Unrevised and Unrepented" (49).

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Japanese:

[生]1874.6.16. オンタリオ，アンダーソン近郊
[没]1960.8.5. トロント
カナダの政治家。トロント大学で数学を専攻。のち法学を学び，ウィニペグで弁護士をつとめた。 1908年下院議員。第1次世界大戦中の連立内閣で示した業績により，20年7月首相。首相在任期間 (1920.7.～21.12.，26.7.～26.9.) は短かったが，21年夏のイギリス帝国会議でカナダ・ナショナリズムの立場から日英同盟廃棄を主張した。主著"Oversea Addresses" (21) ，"Unrevised and Unrepented" (49) 。

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