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1937Mar, 26

James Lee (Canadian politician)

James Lee, Canadian businessman and politician, 26th Premier of Prince Edward Island
James Matthew Lee, (born March 29, 1937) was the 26th premier of Prince Edward Island from 1981 to 1986. He was the leader of the PEI Progressive Conservative Party from 1981 to 1987.

Born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, the son of James Matthew Lee and Catherine Blanchard, Lee was educated at Saint Dunstan's University. He married Patricia Laurie in 1960.

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Events on 1937

  • 23Jan

    Leon Trotsky

    The trial of the anti-Soviet Trotskyist center sees seventeen mid-level Communists accused of sympathizing with Leon Trotsky and plotting to overthrow Joseph Stalin's regime.
  • 21Feb

    Spanish Civil War

    The League of Nations bans foreign national "volunteers" in the Spanish Civil War.
  • 12May

    United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

    The Duke and Duchess of York are crowned as King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Westminster Abbey.
  • 27May

    Golden Gate Bridge

    In California, the Golden Gate Bridge opens to pedestrian traffic, creating a vital link between San Francisco and Marin County, California.
  • 22Jul

    Judicial Procedures Reform Bill of 1937

    New Deal: The United States Senate votes down President Franklin D. Roosevelt's proposal to add more justices to the Supreme Court of the United States.