| LC control no. | no2010154491 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Conacher, Lionel, 1900-1954 |
| Variant(s) | Big Train, 1900-1954 Conacher, Lionel, 1902-1954 |
| Biography/History note | Lionel "Big Train" Conacher was a Canadian athlete and politician who was voted Canada's Greatest Male Athlete of the Half Century in 1950. |
| Associated country | Canada |
| Birth date | 1900-05-24 1901-05-24 1902 |
| Death date | 1954-05-26 1954-05-26 1954 |
| Place of birth | Toronto (Ont.) |
| Place of death | Ottawa (Ont.) |
| Field of activity | Sports Ontario--Politics and government Canada--Politics and government |
| Affiliation | Toronto Argonauts (Football team) Chicago Blackhawks (Hockey team) Hockey Hall of Fame Ontario. Legislative Assembly Canada. Parliament. House of Commons Liberal Party of Canada Canadian Sports Hall of Fame Canadian Football Hall of Fame Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame |
| Profession or occupation | Athletes Legislators Politicians |
| Found in | Big Train, c2009: Cover (Lionel Conacher) cover p. 4 (Nicknamed Big Train; played football, hockey, baseball, boxing, wrestling, and lacrosse; played for the Toronto Argonauts and the Chicago Blackhawks; elected to the Canadian House of Commons as an MP) Wikipedia, Sept. 13, 2010 (May 24, 1900-May 26, 1954; born in Toronto, Canada) Big Train, 2011: EPUB page 6 (Lionel Pretoria Conacher; born May 24, 1900 in Toronto, Ontario) page 63 (died May 26, 1954 in Ottawa) <http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/101/200/300/formac_lorimer/2018/9781552778784.epub> Canadiana, August 17, 2020 (access point: Conacher, Lionel, 1902-1954; born in 1902; died in 1954) Wikipedia, viewed on August 17, 2020 (Lionel Conacher; Lionel Pretoria Conacher; born May 24, 1901 in Toronto, Ontario; died May 26, 1954 in Ottawa, Ontario; nicknamed "Big Train"; Canadian athlete and politician; played football, baseball, hockey, and lacrosse as well as boxed and wrestled, winning many championships; 1 of only 2 athletes to have his name engraved on Grey Cup and Stanley Cup; retired as athlete in 1937 to enter politics; elected to Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1937; elected to House of Commons in 1949; named Canada's Greatest Male Athlete of the Half-Century (1950); member of Canadian Sports Hall of Fame (1955), Canadian Football Hall of Fame (1963), Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame (1966) and Hockey Hall of Fame (1994)) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Conacher> Britannica website, viewed on August 17, 2020 (Lionel Conacher, in full Lionel Pretoria Conacher; born May 24, 1901, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; died May 26, 1954, Ottawa; athlete and politician who was voted Canada's Athlete of the Half Century (1900-50); was a Liberal Party member of Parliament) <https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lionel-Conacher> |
| National bib agency no. | 1003D8864E |
| Associated language | eng |
| Quality code | nlc |
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