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Edna May Diefenbaker ( née Brower; November 30, 1899 – February 7, 1951) was the first wife of the 13th Prime Minister of Canada, John Diefenbaker. [1] Early life. She was born in Wawanesa, Manitoba, and worked as a schoolteacher at Mayfair Elementary School in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan before marrying John Diefenbaker in 1929. [2] Political life.
Edna May Diefenbaker (de soltera Brower; 30 de noviembre de 1899 – 7 de febrero de 1951) fue la primera esposa del decimotercer Primer Ministro de Canadá, John Diefenbaker. Vida temprana. Nació en Wawanesa, Manitoba, y trabajó como maestra en la escuela primaria Mayfair en Saskatoon, Saskatchewan antes de casarse con John Diefenbaker en 1929.
12 de mar. de 2021 · For Diefenbaker, it was a difficult time for him, and he would see a terrible loss around the same time when his wife Edna was diagnosed with acute leukemia. Edna had always supported her husband’s political career, but in the 1940s she began to suffer from mental illness and was placed in a private mental hospital for a brief time.
1 de jun. de 2003 · But in 1940, running as a Tory in Prince Albert in an election swept by Mackenzie King’s Liberals, Diefenbaker somehow won election to Parliament. His wife Edna, an attractive and lively woman, had campaigned with him, and this must have helped. In Parliament, John Diefenbaker arrived with high expectations.
Three weeks after his electoral defeat, he married Saskatoon teacher Edna Brower. Diefenbaker chose not to stand for the House of Commons in the 1930 federal election, citing health reasons. The Conservatives gained a majority in the election, and party leader R. B. Bennett became prime minister.
In June of 1929, Diefenbaker married Edna Mae Brower, a teacher. During his early political career, Edna was her husband's strongest and most dedicated supporter. She died of leukemia in 1951 and is interred in the Diefenbaker family plot at the Woodlawn Cemetery in Saskatoon.
Edna Brower Diefenbaker: Unwavering Faithfulness Edna met Diefenbaker while he was a lawyer in Prince Albert, and the pair married in 1929. Edna was a key influence during Diefenbaker’s early political career, and arguably his most faithful ally.
