John Morrow Godfrey

John Morrow Godfrey

Infobox Military Person
name= John Morrow Godfrey


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rank=Wing Commander
branch=Royal Canadian Air Force
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allegiance=Canada
born= (June 28, 1912
died=March 8, 2001)
placeofbirth= Port Credit, Ontario,
placeofdeath=
placeofburial=
serviceyears=1940.01.01 - 1945.01.01
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laterwork= lawyer and politician
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John Morrow Godfrey (June 28, 1912 – March 8, 2001) was a Canadian pilot, lawyer and politician.

Education

Born in Port Credit, Ontario, he was educated at the Royal Military College of Canada in 1929 and at Osgoode Hall Law School.

Career

During World War II, he was a pilot and Wing Commander with the Royal Canadian Air Force in the United Kingdom and France. After the war, he was a named partner in the in the law firm of Campbell, Godfrey and Lewtas (now Fasken Martineau DuMoulin). He was a fundraiser for the Liberal Party of Canada.

In 1973, he was appointed to the Senate of Canada representing the senatorial division of Rosedale, Ontario. A Liberal, he retired on his 75th birthday in 1987.

Family

His son John Godfrey is a former Member of Parliament, historian and economist.

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Persondata
NAME = Godfrey, John Morrow
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = lawyer, politician
DATE OF BIRTH = June 28, 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH = Port Credit, Ontario, Canada
DATE OF DEATH = March 8, 2001
PLACE OF DEATH =


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