Talk:Richard Hanson

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I made an interesting observation while trying to write an article for this apparently obscure Canadian politician. Wikipedia lists Richard Hanson as the leader of the [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada] from 1940-1943.

However, the only non-Wikipedia-influenced source I can find on the web that says anything about him is a page on the Canadian parliament's website that mentions Hanson and another guy named Arthur Meighen (not currently mentioned on the Wikipedia page) as the only two Progressive Conservative party leaders not to be chosen by national convention.

It also mentions that the dates for Hanson are 1940-1941, and that Meighen was party leader, 1941-1942. This contradicts the list on the Progressive Party Wikipedia page.

I think it's reasonable to assume that the info on Parliament's page is good, but it doesn't give enough to write a correction, just enough to make it clear that the Wikipedia list has a problem.

Would someone with more knowledge of Canada, or a good textbook, like to sort this out? There's nothing on the web to help, and I don't have an appropriate hard-copy reference. He's not especially important, but think of it as a challenge.

Thanks, Isomorphic 03:47, 9 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Oh, the parliament website I mentioned is here. Isomorphic 03:50, 9 Dec 2003 (UTC)