Mary Elizabeth Kinnear
Mary Elizabeth Kinnear | |
|---|---|
| Canadian Senator from Ontario | |
| In office April 6, 1967 – April 3, 1973 | |
| Appointed by | Lester B. Pearson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 3, 1898 |
| Died | December 24, 1991 (aged 93) |
| Party | Liberal |
Mary Elizabeth Kinnear (April 3, 1898 – December 24, 1991) was a Canadian senator.
Background
Born in Wainfleet, Ontario, she was president of the National Federation of Liberal Women from 1959 to 1963. She was appointed to the Senate by Prime Minister Lester Pearson in 1967 representing the senatorial division of Welland, Ontario. A Liberal, she retired in 1973 on her 75th birthday.
References
- "Mary Kinnear, 93, A Canadian Feminist". The New York Times. December 28, 1991. Retrieved May 22, 2006.
External links
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- Canadian senators from Ontario
- People from the Regional Municipality of Niagara
- Canadian feminists
- Women members of the Senate of Canada
- Women in Ontario politics
- 20th-century Canadian women politicians
- 20th-century members of the Senate of Canada
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