- Mary Elizabeth Kinnear
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The Hon.
Mary Elizabeth KinnearSenator for Welland, Ontario In office
April 6, 1967 – April 3, 1973Appointed by Lester B. Pearson Personal details Born April 3, 1898
Wainfleet, OntarioDied December 24, 1991 (aged 93)Political party Liberal Mary Elizabeth Kinnear (April 3, 1898 – December 24, 1991) was a Canadian senator.
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. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE1DE1F3CF93BA15751C1A967958260. Retrieved May 22, 2006.
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Categories:- 1898 births
- 1991 deaths
- Liberal Party of Canada senators
- Canadian senators from Ontario
- People from Niagara Region, Ontario
- Canadian feminists
- Canadian women senators
- Women in Ontario politics
- Ontario politician stubs
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