1897 - 1972 (75 years)
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| Name |
Lester Bowles Pearson |
| Birth |
23 Apr 1897 |
Newton Brook, Toronto, Ontario, Canada  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Notable Person |
Former Prime Minister of Canada 14th 1963-1968 |
| Death |
27 Dec 1972 |
Ottawa, Ottawa-Carleton, Ontario, Canada |
| Person ID |
I46285 |
Backus Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
15 May 2025 |
| Father |
Rev. Edwin Arthur Pearson, b. 21 May 1868, Uxbridge, Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada d. 6 Sep 1931, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada (Age 63 years) |
| Mother |
Anne Sarah Bowles, b. 13 Mar 1868, Chinguacousy, Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario, Canada d. 2 Apr 1962, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada (Age 94 years) |
| Marriage |
13 Jul 1892 |
Orangeville, Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada |
| Age at Marriage |
He : 24 years and 2 months old - She : 24 years and 4 months old. (Were Married 39 years and 2 months). |
| Family ID |
F20848 |
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 | Birth - 23 Apr 1897 - Newton Brook, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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 | Death - 27 Dec 1972 - Ottawa, Ottawa-Carleton, Ontario, Canada |
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| Notes |
- Lester Bowles Pearson was born at Newtonbrook, Ontario, on April 23rd 1897, the son of Edwin Arthur Pearson and Annie Bowles.
He was named after his maternal grandparents, Jane Lester and Thomas Bowles. His roots were largely Irish and Methodist, the only
exception being his paternal grandmother who came from New England Quaker stock. Both his father and paternal grandfather were
Methodist ministers, as were three of his mother's first cousins.
He worked his way up the ranks at External Affairs and became a Canadian diplomat, serving as Ambassador to the U.S. during the
war. After the war he left the civil service to serve as Prime Minister King's Secretary of State for External Affairs. in 1952 he was
elected president of the United Nations General Assembly; in Dec 1957 was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, for helping to end the
Suez crisis of 1956, by establishing the first United Nations peacekeeping mission.
On 22 April 1963 he became Prime Minister of Canada and was Prime Minister during Canada's centennial year, 1967. His government
was responsible for the introduction of the Maple Leaf flag, the Canada Pension Plan and universal health care, among other
accomplishments. He served until 20 April 1968, when he was succeeded by Pierre Elliott Trudeau.
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