List of Members of the Canadian Senate - A
Encyclopedia
| Senator | Lifespan | Party | Prov. | Entered | Left | Appointed by | Left due to | For life? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Abbott John Abbott Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott, PC, KCMG, QC was the third Prime Minister of Canada. He served in the office for seventeen months, from June 16, 1891 to November 24, 1892. - Life and work :... |
1821–1893 | L | QC | 12 May 1887 | 30 October 1893 | Macdonald | death | Y |
| Michael Adams Michael Adams (politician) Michael Adams, QC was a Canadian politician.Born in Douglastown, Parish of Newcastle, New Brunswick, of Irish descent, Adams was educated in Douglastown. He was married twice: first, in 1869, to Miss Catherine L. Patterson, and second, on November 29, 1882, to Miss Nealis... |
1845–1899 | C | NB | 7 January 1896 | 1 January 1899 | Bowell | death | Y |
| Willie Adams Willie Adams Willie Adams is a Canadian Inuit politician who was a member of the Senate of Canada from 1977 to 2009.Adams was born in Fort Chimo, Quebec. He was appointed to the Senate by Governor General Jules Léger on the advice of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, on April 5, 1977, and is a member of the... |
1934– | L | NT | 5 April 1977 | 22 June 2009 | Trudeau | retirement | |
| James Cox Aikins James Cox Aikins James Cox Aikins, PC was a prominent Canadian politician in the 19th century. He twice served as a cabinet minister in the government of Sir John A. Macdonald, and was the fourth Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba from 1882 to 1888.-Early life and career:Aikins was born in Toronto Township, Upper... |
1823–1904 | LC | ON | 23 October 1867 7 January 1896 |
30 May 1882 6 August 1904 |
Royal Proclamation Bowell |
resignation death |
Y |
| John Black Aird John Black Aird John Black Aird, was the 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Canada, from 1980 to 1985.Born in Toronto, Ontario, the grandson of Canadian financier Sir John Aird, John Black Aird was educated at Upper Canada College, Trinity College and Osgoode Hall Law School. He was a Brother at the Toronto... |
1923–1995 | L | ON | 10 November 1964 | 28 November 1974 | Pearson | resignation | Y |
| George Alexander George Alexander (Canadian politician) George Alexander was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He was a Conservative member of the Senate of Canada from 1873 to 1891.... |
1814–1903 | C | ON | 30 May 1873 | 29 May 1891 | Macdonald | resignation | Y |
| George William Allan George William Allan George William Allan, was a Canadian politician. His mother Leah Tyrer, daughter of Dr. John Gamble, married Hon. William Allan, of York , U.C. Allan's father, William, was a pioneer who settled what was then the Township of York during John Graves Simcoe's term as Governor... |
1822–1901 | C | ON | 23 October 1867 | 24 July 1901 | Royal Proclamation | death | Y |
| William Johnston Almon William Johnston Almon William Johnston Almon was a Nova Scotian physician and Canadian parliamentarian.Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Almon received his medical education from the University of Edinburgh and the University of Glasgow. He was awarded a medical degree from the later university in 1838... |
1816–1901 | LC | NS | 15 April 1879 | 18 February 1901 | Macdonald | death | Y |
| Doris Margaret Anderson Doris Margaret Anderson Doris Margaret Anderson, CM is a Canadian nutritionist and retired senator.Born in St. Peter's, Prince Edward Island, she was a nutritionist before being appointed to the Senate representing the senatorial division of St. Peter's, Kings County, Prince Edward Island in 1995. She retired at the... |
1922– | L | PE | 21 September 1995 | 5 July 1997 | Chrétien | retirement | |
| John Hawkins Anderson John Hawkins Anderson John Hawkins Anderson was a member of the Canadian Senate.A Liberal, he was appointed to the Senate on 23 October 1867 by a royal proclamation of Queen Victoria following Canadian Confederation earlier that year. He represented the senatorial division of Nova Scotia until his death.- References :... |
1805–1870 | L | NS | 23 October 1867 | 24 December 1870 | Royal Proclamation | death | Y |
| Margaret Jean Anderson Margaret Jean Anderson Margaret Jean Anderson was a Canadian businesswoman and senator.Born in Burnt Church, New Brunswick, she was president of the family business, W.S... |
1915–2003 | L | NB | 23 March 1978 | 7 August 1990 | Trudeau | retirement | |
| Raynell Andreychuk Raynell Andreychuk Anita Raynell Andreychuk is a Canadian Senator, lawyer, and former judge and diplomat.-Career:A native of Saskatoon, Andreychuk graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a BA in 1966 and a law degree in 1967 after which she began her legal practice in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan... |
1944– | C | SK | 11 March 1993 | present | Mulroney | ---- | |
| Auguste-Réal Angers Auguste-Réal Angers Sir Auguste-Réal Angers, KCB, PC was a Canadian judge and parliamentarian, holding seats both as a member of the Canadian House of Commons, and as a Senator... |
1837–1919 | C | QC | 16 December 1892 | 10 June 1896 | Thompson | resignation | Y |
| W. David Angus W. David Angus W. David Angus, QC is a Canadian Senator and lawyer.-Career:Born in Toronto, Ontario in 1937, Angus moved to Montreal with his family at the age of nine and has been based there ever since. Educated at Lower Canada College, Princeton University and McGill University, Angus is a lawyer and senior... |
1937– | C | QC | 10 June 1993 | present | Mulroney | ---- | |
| Thomas Dickson Archibald Thomas Dickson Archibald Thomas Dickson Archibald was a Canadian businessman and politician.Born in Onslow, Nova Scotia, Archibald had by the early 1830s established himself as businessman in the area surrounding Sydney, on Cape Breton Island. In 1854 he was appointed to a seat on the Legislative Council of Nova Scotia,... |
1813–1890 | LC | NS | 23 October 1867 | 18 October 1890 | Royal Proclamation | death | Y |
| Hazen Argue Hazen Argue Hazen Robert Argue, PC was a Canadian politician based in Saskatchewan who served in Ottawa for 43 years at various levels of Canada's federal government. He was first elected as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Member of Parliament in 1945 and ended his career as a Liberal Party Senator... |
1921–1991 | L | SK | 24 February 1966 | 2 October 1991 | Pearson | death | |
| Joseph-François Armand Joseph-François Armand Joseph-François Armand was a member of the Canadian Senate. Born Joseph-Flavien Armand in Rivière-des-Prairies, Lower Canada, he was a farmer before entering politics. In 1858, he was elected to the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada in the Alma division and served until 1867... |
1820–1903 | C | QC | 23 October 1867 | 1 January 1903 | Royal Proclamation | death | Y |
| Joseph-Octave Arsenault Joseph-Octave Arsenault Joseph-Octave Arsenault was a Canadian politician who was the first Acadian from Prince Edward Island to be named to the Canadian Senate.... |
1828–1897 | C | PE | 18 February 1895 | 14 December 1897 | Bowell | death | Y |
| James Arthurs James Arthurs James Arthurs was a Canadian senator for the Conservative party, representing the province of Ontario.Arthurs attended public school and Hamilton Collegiate Institute, then became a hardware merchant.... |
1866–1937 | C | ON | 20 July 1935 | 7 October 1937 | Bennett | death | Y |
| Walter Aseltine Walter Aseltine Walter Morley Aseltine, PC, QC was a Canadian parliamentarian.A farmer and lawyer by training, Aseltine ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons as the Conservative candidate for Rosetown, Saskatchewan in the 1926 election.In 1933, he was appointed to the Canadian Senate by... |
1886–1971 | C | SK | 30 December 1933 | 31 March 1971 | Bennett | resignation | Y |
| Martial Asselin Martial Asselin Martial Asselin, is a retired Canadian politician and the 25th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec .Born in La Malbaie, Quebec, the son of Ferdinand Asselin and Eugénie Tremblay, he was called to the Quebec Bar in 1951. He was created Queen's Counsel in 1967... |
1924– | PC | QC | 1 September 1972 | 7 August 1990 | Trudeau | resignation | |
| Norman Atkins | 1934–2010 | PC | ON | 2 July 1986 | 27 June 2009 | Mulroney | retirement | |
| Jack Austin Jack Austin Jacob "Jack" Austin, PC, OBC is a Canadian former politician and former member of the Canadian Senate. He was appointed to the upper house by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau on August 8, 1975 and represented British Columbia. At the time of his retirement he was the longest serving Senator.-Life... |
1932– | L | BC | 19 August 1975 | 2 March 2007 | Trudeau | retirement | |
| Allen Bristol Aylesworth Allen Bristol Aylesworth Sir Allen Bristol Aylesworth, PC, KCMG was a Canadian lawyer and parliamentarian.Born in Newburgh, Ontario of United Empire Loyalist ancestry, Aylesworth was educated at the University of Toronto, and called to the Ontario Bar in 1878... |
1854–1952 | L | ON | 11 January 1923 | 13 February 1952 | King | death | Y |