May 23, 1943(1943-05-23) (aged 64) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Resting place
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Burnaby), Canada
Political party
Social Credit
Spouse
Jessie Flatt
Children
2
Residence(s)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Occupation
Educator, evangelist
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William Aberhart (December 30, 1878 – May 23, 1943), also known as "Bible Bill" for his radio sermons about the Bible, was a Canadian politician and the seventh premier of Alberta from 1935 to his death in 1943.[1] He was the founder and first leader of the Alberta Social Credit Party, which believed the Great Depression was caused by ordinary people not having enough to spend. Therefore, Aberhart argued that the government should give each Albertan $25 per month to spend to stimulate the economy, by providing needed purchasing power to allow needy customers to buy from waiting businesses.
During his premiership, Aberhart campaigned for and instituted several anti-poverty and debt relief programs, and other governmental reforms, such as consolidation of Alberta's numerous small school districts into centralized school divisions, and natural resources conservation. His attempts at banking reform met with less success, facing strong opposition from the federal government, the courts, privately owned newspapers and a coalition of the Liberal and Conservative parties. Aberhart's government did successfully establish the Alberta Treasury Branches (now ATB Financial), a government-owned financial institution to provide an alternative to existing banks, which continues to operate as a Crown corporation of the Alberta government.
^Elliot, David R. (February 14, 2008). "William Aberhart". Canadian Encyclopedia (online ed.). Historica Canada. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
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