Charles Avery Dunning

Charles Avery Dunning
3rd Premier of Saskatchewan
In office
April 5, 1922 – February 26, 1926
MonarchGeorge V
Lieutenant GovernorHenry William Newlands
Preceded byWilliam Melville Martin
Succeeded byJames Garfield Gardiner
Provincial Treasurer
In office
October 20, 1916 – February 26, 1916
Preceded byGeorge Alexander Bell
Succeeded byWilliam John Patterson
Minister of Railways
In office
October 20, 1917 – February 15, 1919
Preceded byJames Alexander Calder
Succeeded byWilliam Melville Martin
Minister of Telephones
In office
May 16, 1918 – February 15, 1919
Preceded byGeorge Alexander Bell
Succeeded byWilliam Erskine Knowles
Minister of Agriculture
In office
February 15, 1919 – April 26, 1920
Preceded byGeorge Langley
Succeeded byCharles McGill Hamilton
Provincial Secretary
In office
June 14, 1921 – April 5, 1922
Preceded bySamuel John Latta
Succeeded byJohn Michael Uhrich
Minister of Municipal Affairs
In office
December 12, 1921 – April 5, 1922
Preceded byCharles McGill Hamilton
Succeeded byCharles McGill Hamilton
Leader of the Liberal Party of Saskatchewan
In office
1922–1926
Preceded byWilliam Melville Martin
Succeeded byJames Garfield Gardiner
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for Kinistino
In office
November 13, 1916 – June 26, 1917
Preceded byEdward Devline
Succeeded byJohn Richard P. Taylor
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for Moose Jaw County
In office
June 26, 1917 – February 26, 1926
Preceded byJohn Edwin Chisholm
Succeeded byThomas Waddell
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Regina
In office
March 16, 1926 – July 28, 1930
Preceded byFrancis Nicholson Darke
Succeeded byFranklin White Turnbull
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Queen's
In office
December 30, 1935 – March 26, 1940
Serving with Peter Sinclair
Preceded byJ. James Larabee
Succeeded byCyrus MacMillan
James Lester Douglas
Personal details
Born(1885-07-31)July 31, 1885
Croft, Leicestershire, England
DiedOctober 1, 1958(1958-10-01) (aged 73)
Montreal
Resting placeMount Royal Cemetery, Montreal
Political partySaskatchewan Liberal Party
Other political
affiliations
Liberal Party of Canada
SpouseAda Rowlatt
OccupationFarmer and businessman
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Charles Avery Dunning PC (July 31, 1885 – October 1, 1958) was the third premier of Saskatchewan. Born in England, he emigrated to Canada at the age of 16. By the age of 36, he was premier. He had a successful career as a farmer, businessman, and politician, both provincially and federally.

A Liberal, Dunning led his government in one general election, in 1925, winning a majority government. He was the third of six Liberal premiers to date. He resigned as Premier in 1926 to enter federal politics and was succeeded by James Gardiner. He served in the Cabinet of Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King.

After leaving politics, Dunning served for many years as the Chancellor of Queen's University at Kingston.