Ernest G. Cottreau
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Ernest G. Cottreau (January 28, 1914 - March 7, 2004) was a Nova Scotia businessman, educator and member of the Canadian Senate
from 1974 until 1989.
Born in Wedgeport, Nova Scotia to an Acadian
family, Cottreau was variously a professor at Université Sainte-Anne
in Nova Scotia
, owner of an automobile dealership, Baker Motors, for fifteen years, a school principal, and a senator and served as president of the province's Liberal association in 1955.
He was named to the Canadian Senate
in 1974 by Pierre Trudeau
and retired upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75 in 1989. He died at the age of 90 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
.
Canadian Senate
The Senate of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the House of Commons, and the monarch . The Senate consists of 105 members appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister...
from 1974 until 1989.
Born in Wedgeport, Nova Scotia to an Acadian
Acadian
The Acadians are the descendants of the 17th-century French colonists who settled in Acadia . Acadia was a colony of New France...
family, Cottreau was variously a professor at Université Sainte-Anne
Université Sainte-Anne
Université Sainte-Anne is a francophone university located in the seaside town of Pointe-de-l'Église in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the only French-language university in the province of Nova Scotia and is one of only two such universities in the Maritime Provinces, the other being the Université...
in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
, owner of an automobile dealership, Baker Motors, for fifteen years, a school principal, and a senator and served as president of the province's Liberal association in 1955.
He was named to the Canadian Senate
Canadian Senate
The Senate of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the House of Commons, and the monarch . The Senate consists of 105 members appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister...
in 1974 by Pierre Trudeau
Pierre Trudeau
Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau, , usually known as Pierre Trudeau or Pierre Elliott Trudeau, was the 15th Prime Minister of Canada from April 20, 1968 to June 4, 1979, and again from March 3, 1980 to June 30, 1984.Trudeau began his political career campaigning for socialist ideals,...
and retired upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75 in 1989. He died at the age of 90 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Yarmouth is a town and fishing port located on the Gulf of Maine in rural southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the shire town of Yarmouth County. The town is located in the heart of the world's largest lobster fishing grounds and has Canada's highest lobster catch.- History :The townsite may...
.