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Quick Facts
1897 - 1972
| Term(s) of Office: |
| April 22, 1963 - April 20, 1968 |
Born
- April 23, 1897, Newton Brook, Ontario
Education
- University of Toronto, B.A. 1919
- Oxford University, B.A. Modern History 1923, M.A. 1925
Personal Life
- Married 1925, Maryon Moody (1902 - 1991)
- One daughter, one son
Occupations
- 1914 - 1918 Lieutenant, Canadian Army Medical Corps and Flying Officer, Royal Flying Corps
- 1923 - 1928 History lecturer, University of Toronto
- 1928 - 1948 Department of External Affairs
- 1945 - 1946 Canadian Ambassador to the United States
- 1946 Under-Secretary of State for External Affairs
- 1951 - 1952 Chairman of the NATO Council
- 1952 - 1953 President of the United Nations General Assembly
- 1969 - 1972 Professor and Chancellor, Carleton University
- Author
Political Party
- Liberal
- 1958 - 1968 Party Leader
Constituencies
- 1948 - 1968 Algoma East, Ontario
Other Ministries
- 1948 - 1957 External Affairs
Political Record
- Nobel Peace Prize 1957
- Leader of the Opposition 1958-1963
- Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism 1963
- Canada Pension Plan 1965
- Canada-United States Automotive Agreement (Auto Pact) 1965
- New National Flag 1965
- Universal medicare 1966
- Centennial celebrations 1967
Died
- December 27, 1972, Ottawa, Ontario
- Grave site: Maclaren Cemetery, Wakefield, Quebec
Source: Canada's Prime Ministers, 1867 - 1994. [Ottawa]: National Archives of Canada, c1994. 20 p.
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