Herbert O. Sparrow

Herbert O. Sparrow

Herbert Orval Sparrow (born January 4, 1930 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian politician.

At the time of his retirement, Sparrow was the longest serving member of the Canadian Senate, and was the last remaining member of the Upper House to have been appointed by Prime Minister Lester Pearson. He was appointed on February 9, 1968, and sat as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada representing the province of Saskatchewan. Sparrow retired from the Senate upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75 on January 4, 2005.

Sparrow is a businessman, farmer and rancher. He opened one of the first Canadian KFC locations in North Battleford, Saskatchewan in the 1950s and still operates the establishment.

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