Margaret Jean Anderson

The Hon. Margaret Jean Anderson
Senator for Northumberland-Miramichi, New Brunswick
In office March 23, 1978 – August 7, 1990
Appointed by	Pierre Trudeau
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Born	August 7, 1915(1915-08-07) Burnt Church, New Brunswick
Died	December 8, 2003(2003-12-08) (aged 88)
Political party	Liberal
Relations	William Stafford Anderson, father

Margaret Jean Anderson (August 7, 1915 – December 8, 2003) was a Canadian businesswoman and senator.

Born in Burnt Church, New Brunswick, she was president of the family business, W.S. Anderson and Company Ltd., a lumber company.

From 1972 to 1976, she was president of the New Brunswick Women's Liberal Association.

In 1978, she was summoned to the senate on the advice of Pierre Trudeau representing the senatorial division of Northumberland-Miramichi, New Brunswick. She sat as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada and retired at the age of 75 in 1990.

References

• Debates of the Senate, Volume 141, Issue 7

External links

• Margaret Jean Anderson - Parliament of Canada biography

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Name	Anderson, Margaret
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Date of birth	August 7, 1915
Place of birth	Burnt Church, New Brunswick
Date of death	December 8, 2003
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