Descendants of George & Christina BANNERMAN
 Third Generation 
26. George Hugh BANNERMAN (John6, George1) was born in 1861 in Woolwich Twp, Waterloo Co, Ontario, Canada, died in 1951 aged 90, and was buried in Sanctuary Park Port Elgin, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.
Events
• George farmed on Lot 7, Con 10, Bruce Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada
George married Mary WHITE, daughter of James WHITE and Elizabeth TURNER, on March 4, 1891 in Bruce Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.4 Mary was born in 1868 in , Wellington County, Ontario, Canada, died in 1907 aged 39, and was buried in Sanctuary Park Port Elgin, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.
• Marriage witnessed by Duncan White and Sarah Ann White both of Bruce Twp. 4
Children from this marriage were:
+ 44 F i. Christina Alice "Tina" BANNERMAN was born on June 10, 1892 in Bruce Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada,7 died on March 20, 1986 in Walkerton, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada4 aged 93, and was buried in Sanctuary Park Port Elgin, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.
45 F ii. Mary Flora BANNERMAN was born on September 11, 1893 in Bruce Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.7
+ 46 F iii. Phoebe E. "Bessie" BANNERMAN was born on October 7, 1894 in Bruce Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada,8 died in 1978 in Paisley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada8 aged 84, and was buried in Douglas Hill Cemetery Eden Grove, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.
47 F iv. Mabel BANNERMAN was born on October 4, 1896 in Bruce Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.7
48 F v. Florence BANNERMAN was born on July 9, 1897 in Bruce Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.7
49 F vi. Annie White BANNERMAN was born on May 9, 1899 in Bruce Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada7 and died on August 9, 1899 in Bruce Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.
50 F vii. Georgina BANNERMAN was born on June 27, 1900 in Bruce Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada7 and died on June 26, 1912 in Bruce Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada aged 11.
51 F viii. Gertrude Pearl BANNERMAN was born on April 30, 1905 in Bruce Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.7
30. Sarah A. BANNERMAN (John6, George1) was born on December 28, 1870 in Woolwich Twp, Waterloo Co, Ontario, Canada.4,6
Sarah married Rev. Edward J. BRIDGEMAN, son of John H. BRIDGEMAN and Hannah (__?__), on August 22, 1895 in Port Elgin, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.4 Edward was born on February 7, 1869 in St. Mary's, Perth Co, Ontario, Canada.4,6
• Marriage witnessed by Peter McGregor of Bruce Twp, Etta Bridgeman of St. Mary's and Emma Craig of Toronto. 4
Events
• He worked as a Baptist Minister in 1895 in North Bay, Nipissing Dist, Ontario, Canada. 4
• Edward resided in Lakefield, Peterborough Co, Ontario, Canada in 1901 . 6
Children from this marriage were:
52 M i. Oscar C. BRIDGEMAN was born on May 10, 1897 in , , Ontario, Canada.6
53 F ii. Beulea F. BRIDGEMAN was born on April 9, 1899 in , , Ontario, Canada.6
31. Mary Florence BANNERMAN (John6, George1) was born on October 26, 1872 in Neustadt, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada2,3 and died on February 20, 1961 in , , Ontario, Canada3 aged 88.
Mary married William Thomas DIEFENBACHER, son of George M. DIEFENBACHER and Margaretha LOCHNER, on May 2, 1894 in Port Elgin, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada 3.,9 William was born on April 6, 1868 in Hawksville, Waterloo Co, Ontario, Canada3 and died in 19453 aged 77. Another name for William was DIEFENBAKER.
Events
• He worked as a school teacher in 1894 in North Bruce Saugeen Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.
• William Thomas relocated, in 1903 to , , Saskachewan, Canada.
Children from this marriage were:
54 M i. The Right Honourable John George DIEFENBAKER was born on September 18, 1895 in Neustadt, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada,3 died on August 16, 1979 in Ottawa, Carleton Co, Ontario, Canada aged 83, and was buried in Saskatoon, , Saskatchewan, Canada.
Diefenbaker's political career is a lesson in determination and tenacity. He met with failure and opposition many times in his life, but never let it prevent him from pursuing his goals. John George Diefenbaker was born in Neustadt, Ontario in 1895; his parents were of German and Scottish decent. His family moved to Fort Carlton, north of Saskatoon in 1903 where the Diefenbakers homesteaded. John's father taught school and encouraged his sons to read. At a young age Diefenbaker read a book about Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier and decided that someday he too would lead Canada.
Diefenbaker attended the University of Saskatchewan, graduating with a general B.A. in 1915 and an M.A. in political science and economics in 1916. He enlisted in the army in 1916 and served briefly in Britain, before being invalided home the following year.
Returning to the university to study law, he graduated with an LL.B. in 1919. He set up a law practice in Wakaw, near Prince Albert. Diefenbaker quickly established himself as a sucessful criminal lawyer. Over his 20-year career, he defended 18 men of the death penalty.
Diefenbaker had not forgotten his political ambitions. However his attemps to enter politics at any level initially met with failure. He ran for a seat in the House of Commons in 1925 and 1926, but lost. He tried the provincial legislature in 1929 and 1938, with no luck. His attempt to run for mayor of Prince Albert in 1933 also failed. Diefenbaker was elected leader of the Conservative party of Saskatchewan in 1936, but the party won no seats in the 1938 election. Finally in the 1940 election, he won a Commons seat in the Opposition.
The Conservatives remained in opposition throughout the King and St. Laurent governments. It was here that Diefenbaker began his campaign for the average Canadian and ethnic minorities. In 1942, he criticized the government's treatment of Japanese-Canadians. He even opposed his own parties in his crusades; in 1948 he blocked a Conservative campaign to outlaw the Communist party.
Diefenbaker stood as a candidate for leadership of the party in 1942 and in 1948, but lost both times. He finally succeeded in 1956. As Opposition leader, he harried the Liberals throughout the Pipeline Debate and discredited them in the eyes of electorate. In the 1957 election, Canadians saw for the first time Diefenbaker's remarkable campaign style. Part circus barker, part vaudeville actor, Diefenbakers theatrical delivery entertained Canadians, and his appeal to the farmer, store-owner and factory-worker won their hearts and their votes. He became "Dief, the Chief."
The Conservatives won a minority government in 1957 and the following year were returned with, at that time the greatest majority of seats in Canadian history. But Diefenbaker's policies were radical and often contrary to traditional Conservative values. The fact that the party had been out of office for twenty-two years added to their problems. Nevertheless, Diefenbaker introduced legislation that improved social programs. His Agricultural Rehabilitation and Development Act helped many farmers across Canada and he found a new market in China for their wheat. Diefenbaker initiated projects to revive the Maritimes. The first woman federal Cabinet minister, Ellen Fairclough, was appointed by Diefenbaker. He championed human rights outside of Canada by supporting the independence of many non-white Commonwealth countries. His anti-apartheid statement in 1961 contributed to the withdrawl of South Africa from the Commonwealth. Diefenbaker antagonized the Americans by refusing to support their hostilities against Cuba.
But high unemployment, the devaluation of the dollar and the cancellation of the Avro Arrow project eroded the Tories' popularity. They were reduced to a minority government in 1962 and lost to the Liberals in the election the following year. Diefenbaker's radical policies eventually alienated his party. A leadership review was called and he lost to Robert Stanfield in 1967. Neverless, he continued to represent his riding in the Commons. He won his last election in 1979, three months before his death on August 16.
Sir John A. Macdonald was Diefenbaker's hero, and he was determined to have a state funeral as grand as that which had honoured Canada's first prime minister. A special train bore the Chief's body back to Sasktoon where he was buried.
John married Edna BROWER in 1929 in , , Saskachewan, Canada. Edna was born in 1901 and died in 1951 aged 50. They had no children.
John next married Olive Evangeline FREEMAN, daughter of Charles Bradford FREEMAN and Angie Adelia EATON, on December 8, 1953. Olive was born on April 14, 1902 in Roland, , Manitoba, Canada and died on December 22, 1976 in Ottawa, Carleton Co, Ontario, Canada aged 74. They had no children.
55 M ii. Elmer Clive DIEFENBAKER was born on March 21, 1898 in , Grey Co, Ontario, Canada3 and died in June 19713 aged 73.
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