Hugh Guthrie
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The Honourable Hugh Guthrie PC KC |
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| Leader of the Official Opposition | |
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In office 1926–1927 |
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| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | William Lyon Mackenzie King |
| Preceded by | William Lyon Mackenzie King |
| Succeeded by | R. B. Bennett |
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August 13, 1866 Guelph, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | November 3, 1939 (aged 73) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party |
Liberal (1900-1917) Liberal-Unionist/Unionist (1917-1921) Conservative (1921-1939) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Hugh Guthrie, PC, KC (13 August 1866 – 3 November 1939) was a Canadian politician and Cabinet minister in the governments of Sir Robert Borden, Arthur Meighen and R. B. Bennett.
He was born in Guelph, Ontario, the son of Donald Guthrie, and studied there and at Osgoode Hall, becoming a barrister. Guthrie was named a King's Counsel in 1902. He married Maude Henrietta, the daughter of Guelph businessman Thomas H. Scarff.
Guthrie was first elected to the House of Commons as a Liberal in 1900 from the riding of Wellington South. He sat in Wilfrid Laurier's caucus for 17 years, but crossed the floor to join the Unionist government of Robert Borden as a result of the Conscription Crisis of 1917. The former Liberal backbencher became a leading light in his new party, serving as Solicitor General under Borden. With the end of World War I, most Liberal-Unionists either rejoined the Liberal Party or joined the new Progressive Party. Guthrie, however, stayed with the Conservatives, becoming Minister of Defence and running for re-election as a Conservative in the 1921 election. After the election, he joined the Tories on the Opposition benches.
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