List of Members of the Canadian Senate - P
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| Senator | Lifespan | Party | Representing | Service time | Appointed by | Left office due to | Senator for life |
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| Charles-Eugène Panet Charles-Eugène Panet Lieutenant Colonel Hon. Charles-Eugène Panet , Liberal, representing Quebec. He was appointed on 27 March 1874 by Alexander Mackenzie. He served until his resignation on 4 February 1875.-Education:... |
1829-1898 | Liberal | Quebec | 27 March 1874 - February 1875 | Mackenzie | resignation |
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| Louis Panet Louis Panet Louis Panet was a notary and political figure in Quebec. He sat for La Salle division in the Senate of Canada from 1871 to 1874... |
1794-1884 | Conservative | Quebec | 10 February 1871 - 26 March 1874 | Macdonald | resignation |
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| Anselme-Homère Pâquet Anselme-Homère Pâquet Anselme-Homère Pâquet was a Canadian physician, professor and parliamentarian. He served three terms as a Liberal Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons representing the Quebec riding of Berthier.... |
1830-1891 | Liberal | Quebec | 9 February 1875 - 22 December 1891 | Mackenzie | death |
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| Eugène Paquet Eugène Paquet Eugène Paquet, PC was a Canadian parliamentarian.Paquet was born in St-Agapit, Quebec, and prior to entering politics studied medicine and practised as a physician... |
1867-1951 | Conservative | Quebec | 14 August 1935 - 8 May 1951 | Bennett | death |
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| Joseph Arthur Paquet Joseph Arthur Paquet Joseph-Arthur Paquet was a merchant and political figure in Quebec. He sat for La Salle division in the Senate of Canada from 1898 to 1901.... |
1857-1901 | Liberal | Quebec | 27 June 1898 - 29 March 1901 | Laurier | death |
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| Philippe-Jacques Paradis Philippe-Jacques Paradis Philippe-Jacques Paradis was a manufacturer and political figure in Quebec. He sat for Shawinigan division in the Senate of Canada from 1927 to 1933.... |
1868-1933 | Liberal | Quebec | 14 December 1927 - 20 June 1933 | King | death |
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| Frederick Forsyth Pardee Frederick Forsyth Pardee Frederick Forsyth Pardee was an Ontario barrister and political figure. He represented Lambton West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1898 to 1902 as a Liberal member and in the Canadian House of Commons from 1905 to 1918 as a Liberal member and from 1918 to 1921 as a member of the... |
1866-1927 | Liberal | Ontario | 11 March 1922 - 4 February 1927 | King | death |
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| Georges Parent Georges Parent Georges Parent was a Canadian lawyer, politician and Speaker of the Canadian Senate from 1940 until 1942.... |
1879-1942 | Liberal | Quebec | 3 June 1930 - 14 December 1942 | King | death |
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| Norman McLeod Paterson Norman McLeod Paterson Norman McLeod Paterson, D.C.L., LL.D., K.G St. J. was a Canadian businessman and politician.Born in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, the son of H.S. Paterson, he started working with the Manitoba Railway and Canal Company in 1897. He later worked for the Great Northern Railway of Canada as a... |
1883-1983 | Liberal | Ontario | 9 February 1940 - 18 June 1981 | King | voluntary retirement |
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| Dennis Patterson Dennis Patterson Dennis Glen Patterson is a politician and lawyer. He served as MLA for Frobisher Bay and Iqaluit from 1978 to 1995, as NWT Minister of Education, Justice and Municipal Affairs and was chosen as the fifth consensus Government Leader of Northwest Territories, Canada from 1987 to 1991... |
1948- | Conservative | Nunavut | 27 August 2009 - | Harper | ---- |
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| Arthur Maurice Pearson Arthur Maurice Pearson Arthur Maurice Pearson was a Canadian Senator from Saskatchewan.Pearson was born in St. François Xavier, Manitoba, now part of Winnipeg, and educated at St. John's College. He served in World War I with the Royal Flying Corps. After he was demobilized, he found work with William Pearson Company... |
1890-1976 | Progressive Conservative | Saskatchewan | 12 October 1957 - 31 March 1971 | Diefenbaker | voluntary retirement |
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| Landon Pearson Landon Pearson Landon Carter "Lucy" Pearson, OC, B.A., M.Ed. is a former Canadian senator and a children's rights advocate. She is the daughter-in-law of former Prime Minister Lester B... |
1930- | Liberal | Ontario | 15 September 1994 - 16 November 2005 | Chrétien | retirement |
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| Chales Pelletier Charles Alphonse Pantaléon Pelletier Sir Charles Alphonse Pantaléon Pelletier, KCMG, PC was a Canadian lawyer, militia officer, politician, publisher, judge, and the ninth Lieutenant Governor of Quebec.... |
1837-1911 | Liberal | Quebec | 2 February 1877 - 1 September 1904 | Mackenzie | resignation |
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| Edward Goff Penny Edward Goff Penny Edward Goff Penny was an English-Canadian journalist, businessman, and politician.Born in Islington , England, Penny moved to Canada in 1844 settling in Montreal and joined the Montreal Herald as a reporter. He would become editor-in-chief and a co-owner of the newspaper... |
1820-1881 | Liberal | Quebec | 13 March 1874 - 11 October 1881 | Mackenzie | death |
Y |
| George Joseph Penny George Penny George Joseph Penny was one of Newfoundland's first three members of the Canadian Senate who were appointed on August 17, 1949, shortly after the province joined Canadian confederation.... |
1897-1949 | Liberal | Newfoundland and Labrador | 17 August 1949 - 4 December 1949 | St-Laurent | death |
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| Lucie Pépin Lucie Pépin Lucie Pépin is a former Canadian politician, who served in both the House of Commons and Senate.-Career:A Registered Nurse by profession, in the 1960s, Pépin served as head nurse in the gynecology department and then at the family planning clinic of Notre-Dame Hospital in Montreal, and was... |
1936- | Liberal | Quebec | 8 April 1997 - | Chrétien | ---- |
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| William Dell Perley William Dell Perley William Dell Perley was a farmer and politician from western Canada.William has had an extensive political career, he ran at least twice for the Canadian House of Commons in Sunbury electoral district as a Conservative being defeated both times in 1878 and 1882 in hotly contested and very close... |
1838-1909 | Conservative | Northwest Territories | 3 August 1888 - 15 July 1909 | Macdonald | death |
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| Ray Perrault Ray Perrault Raymond Joseph Perrault, PC was a Canadian politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia and of the Canadian Senate.... |
1926-2008 | Liberal | British Columbia | 5 October 1973 - 6 February 2001 | Trudeau | retirement |
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| Ebenezer Perry Ebenezer Perry Ebenezer Perry was a merchant and Canadian political figure. He was a Conservative member of the Senate of Canada from 1871 until his death and at the age of 83, the oldest person ever summoned to the Senate.... |
1788-1876 | Conservative | Ontario | 2 February 1871 - 1 May 1876 | Macdonald | death |
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| Melvin Perry Melvin Perry Melvin Perry was a Canadian politician. He also went by the name Perry Poirier.Born in St. Edward, Prince Edward Island, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1952 from the University of St. Joseph's College. He was a teacher for 34 years including 15 years as a Principal... |
1925-2002 | Liberal | Prince Edward Island | 11 August 1999 - 23 August 2000 | Chrétien | retirement |
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| Robert Peterson | 1937- | Liberal | Saskatchewan | 24 March 2005 - | Martin | ---- |
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| Ray Petten Ray Petten Ray Petten was one of Newfoundland's first Senators as one of three appointees made to the Canadian Senate on August 17, 1949.... |
1897-1961 | Liberal | Newfoundland and Labrador | 17 August 1949 - 16 February 1961 | St-Laurent | death |
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| William Petten William Petten William John Petten was a Canadian politician.Born in St John's, Newfoundland, he was the son of Ray Petten, chief fundraiser of Joey Smallwood's Newfoundland Confederate Association and subsequently a member of the Canadian Senate.William Pennett was a customs broker for fish exporters before... |
1923-1999 | Liberal | Newfoundland and Labrador | 8 April 1968 - 28 January 1998 | Pearson | retirement |
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| Gerard Phalen Gerard Phalen Gerard A. "Jigger" Phalen , from Glace Bay, Nova Scotia is a former Canadian Senator, educator, and union leader.-Early life:... |
1934- | Liberal | Nova Scotia | 4 October 2001 - 28 March 2009 | Chrétien | retirement |
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| Lazarus Phillips Lazarus Phillips Lazarus Phillips, was a Canadian lawyer and Senator.Born in Montreal, Quebec, he served with the Canadian Expeditionary Force in Siberia during World War I. In 1918, he received a Bachelor of Civil Law from McGill University and was called to the Quebec Bar in 1920... |
1895-1986 | Liberal | Quebec | 9 February 1968 - 10 October 1970 | Pearson | retirement |
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| Orville Howard Phillips Orville Howard Phillips Orville Howard Phillips, was a Canadian dental surgeon, politician, and senator.Born in O'Leary, Prince Edward Island, the son of J.S. and Maude Phillips, he received his D.D.S. from Dalhousie University in 1952. He practiced dentistry for many years.In 1957, he was elected to the Canadian House... |
1924-2009 | Progressive Conservative | Prince Edward Island | 5 February 1963 - 24 March 1999 | Diefenbaker | voluntary retirement |
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| Frederick William Pirie Frederick William Pirie Frederick William Pirie was an industrialist and political figure in New Brunswick.Born in Red Rapids, New Brunswick, Frederick Pirie represented Victoria County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick as a Liberal member from 1930 to 1945... |
1893-1956 | Liberal | New Brunswick | 19 April 1945 - 3 October 1956 | King | death |
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| Michael Pitfield Michael Pitfield Peter Michael Pitfield, PC, CVO is a former Canadian Senator and senior civil servant.He is the youngest son of the late Canadian financier Ward C. Pitfield and the late Grace MacDougall Pitfield. His brother, Ward C... |
1937- | Independent | Ontario | 22 December 1982 - | Trudeau | ---- |
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| Madeleine Plamondon Madeleine Plamondon Madeleine Plamondon is a retired Canadian Senator and consumer advocate specializing in financial services, privacy, and rights of the elderly.... |
1931- | Independent | Quebec | 9 September 2003 - 21 September 2006 | Chrétien | retirement |
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| Albert Planta Albert Planta Albert E. Planta was a Canadian Senator and financial agent. He resigned from the Senate 11 December 1935 after being sentenced to two years imprionsment for fraud after he used $700 of a client's funds for personal use instead of his client's mortgage.His son, Clive Planta, was a member of the... |
1868-1952 | Conservative | British Columbia | 26 June 1917 - 1 December 1935 | Borden | resignation |
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| Don Plett Don Plett Donald Neil Plett is the founding president of the National Council of the Conservative Party of Canada and a Senator.Plett, the owner of a plumbing supply firm in Landmark, Manitoba, and has been president of the Conservative Party Council since its creation in 2003 from the merger of the... |
1950- | Conservative | Manitoba | 27 August 2009 - | Harper | ---- |
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| Josiah Burr Plumb Josiah Burr Plumb Josiah Burr Plumb was an American-born Canadian businessman and parliamentarian. Born in East Haven, Connecticut, Plumb immigrated to Canada in 1865 and settled near Niagara Falls, Ontario. Soon thereafter he became active in the Conservative Party of Canada... |
1816-1888 | Conservative | Ontario | 8 February 1883 - 12 March 1888 | Macdonald | death |
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| Pascal Poirier Pascal Poirier Pascal Poirier was a Canadian author, lawyer, and the all-time longest-serving Senator.Born in Shediac, New Brunswick, he wrote books on Acadian history and language. The Pascal Poirier House, a Provincial Historic Site , is on the Canadian Register of Historic Places... |
1852-1933 | Liberal-Conservative | New Brunswick | 9 March 1885 - 25 September 1933 | Macdonald | death |
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| Jean-Marie Poitras Jean-Marie Poitras Jean-Marie Poitras, was a Canadian senator.-Biography:Born in Macamic, Quebec, he was appointed to the Senate in 1988 representing the senatorial division of De Salaberry, Quebec. He resigned on May 25, 1993, just short of his 75th birthday and mandatory retirement... |
1918- | Progressive Conservative | Quebec | 26 September 1988 - 25 May 1993 | Mulroney | resignation |
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| Rufus Henry Pope Rufus Henry Pope Rufus Henry Pope was a Canadian politician.Born in Cookshire, Canada East, the son of John Henry Pope, Pope was educated at the Cookshire Academy, Sherbrooke High School and McGill College Law... |
1857-1944 | Conservative | Quebec | 14 November 1911 - 16 May 1944 | Borden | death |
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| Marie Poulin | 1945- | Liberal | Ontario | 21 September 1995 - | Chrétien | ---- |
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| Jean-François Pouliot Jean-François Pouliot (politician) Jean-François Pouliot was a lawyer, author and political figure in Quebec. He represented Témiscouata in the Canadian House of Commons from 1924 to 1955 as a Liberal and, for a period, as an Independent Liberal... |
1890-1969 | Liberal | Quebec | 28 July 1955 - 28 June 1968 | St-Laurent | resignation |
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| Charles Gavan Power Charles Gavan Power Charles Gavan "Chubby" Power, MC, PC was a Canadian politician and athlete. Power's father, William Power, was also a Member of Parliament from Quebec, retiring in 1917... |
1888-1968 | Liberal | Quebec | 28 July 1955 - 30 May 1968 | St-Laurent | death |
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| Lawrence Geoffrey Power Lawrence Geoffrey Power Lawrence Geoffrey Power, PC was a Canadian lawyer and politician.Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the son of Patrick Power and Ellen Gaul, he was educated at St. Mary's College, Carlow College, the Catholic University of Ireland and Harvard University and was admitted to the bar in 1866. In 1880, he... |
1841-1921 | Liberal | Nova Scotia | 2 February 1877 - 12 September 1921 | Mackenzie | death |
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| Vivienne Poy Vivienne Poy Vivienne Poy was appointed to the Senate of Canada in 1998. Poy came to Canada as a university student in 1959. She is the first Canadian senator of Asian ancestry. She graduated from St... |
1941- | Liberal | Ontario | 17 September 1998 - | Chrétien | ---- |
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| Christian Pozer Christian Pozer Christian Henry Pozer was a Canadian lawyer and politician.Born in St-Georges d'Aubert Gallion , Beauce, Lower Canada , the son of William Pozer and Ann Milbourne, he was called to the Lower Canada bar in 1860.In 1863, he ran as a Liberal for the National Assembly of Quebec in the riding of Beauce... |
1835-1884 | Nationalist | Quebec | 20 September 1876 - 18 July 1884 | Mackenzie | death |
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| Calvert Coates Pratt Calvert Pratt Calvert Coates Pratt OBE was a Newfoundland businessman and a Canadian Senator. He was president of Purity Factories, a Newfoundland food manufacturer... |
1888-1963 | Liberal | Newfoundland and Labrador | 24 January 1951 - 13 November 1963 | St-Laurent | death |
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| Jules-Édouard Prévost Jules-Édouard Prévost Jules-Édouard Prévost was a Laurier Liberal and Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec and became a journalist and publisher.... |
1871-1943 | Liberal | Quebec | 3 June 1930 - 13 October 1943 | King | death |
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| David Edward Price David Edward Price David Edward Price was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He was a Conservative member of the Senate of Canada from 1867 to 1883.... |
1826-1883 | Conservative | Quebec | 23 October 1867 - 22 August 1883 | Royal Proclamation | death |
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| Evans John Price Evans John Price Evans John Price was a Canadian lumber merchant and politician.Born at Wolfesfield, in the vicinity of Quebec City, the fourth son of William Price, a lumber merchant and Jane Stewart, he was educated in England. He was a partner in the lumbering, manufacturing and exporting company of Price... |
1840-1899 | Conservative | Quebec | 1 December 1888 - 30 August 1899 | Macdonald | death |
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| Clarence Primrose Clarence Primrose Clarence Primrose was a Canadian politician.Born in Pictou, Nova Scotia, the son of the James Primrose of Scottish descent, Primsrose was educated at the Pictou Academy and University of Edinburgh, Scotland. He was a senior partner of the insurance, lumber and general commission merchants firm of... |
1830-1902 | Liberal-Conservative | Nova Scotia | 28 November 1892 - 2 December 1902 | Abbot | death |
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| Joseph Benjamin Prince Joseph Benjamin Prince Joseph Benjamin Prince was a farmer, rancher and political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada. He represented Battleford in the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories from 1898 to 1905 as an Independent... |
1855-1920 | Liberal | Saskatchewan | 29 July 1909 - 26 October 1920 | Laurier | death |
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| Roderick Harlold Clive Pringle Roderick Pringle Roderick Harold Clive Pringle was a Canadian Senator and lawyer.Pringle was born in Grafton, Ontario and was educated at Trinity College School in Port Hope, Ontario. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from what was then Trinity University in Toronto and was called to the bar in Ontario in 1894... |
1871-1920 | Conservative | Ontario | 8 January 1917 - 2 May 1920 | Borden | death |
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| William Proudfoot William Proudfoot William Proudfoot was an Ontario politician and barrister.He was born in Colborne Township, Huron County, Canada West, the son of Robert Proudfoot, an immigrant from Scotland. He was educated in Goderich, studied law at Osgoode Hall and was called to the bar in 1880. Proudfoot set up practice in... |
1859-1922 | Liberal-Unionist | Ontario | 6 November 1919 - 3 December 1922 | Borden | death |
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| Benjamin Charles Prowse Benjamin Charles Prowse Benjamin Charles Prowse was a Canadian merchant and politician.He was born near Charlottetown, the son of William Prowse and attended public school there. He worked as a clerk for a dry goods firm there before finding work in his brother Lemuel's clothing store. By 1886, Prowse had become junior... |
1862-1930 | Liberal | Prince Edward Island | 5 May 1911 - 22 February 1930 | Laurier | death |
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| James Harper Prowse James Harper Prowse James Harper Prowse Jr. , was a serviceman, provincial and federal politician, barrister and solicitor from Canada. Prowse served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1945 to 1959 sitting as an Independent and a Liberal in opposition... |
1913-1976 | Liberal | Alberta | 24 February 1966 - 27 September 1976 | Pearson | death |
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| Samuel Prowse Samuel Prowse Samuel Prowse was a Canadian merchant and politician.Born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, the son of William Prowse who moved from Devonshire, England, to Prince Edward Island in 1823, Prowse was educated in Charlottetown. In 1856, he married Eliza Willis; he married her sister Louise... |
1835-1902 | Liberal-Conservative | Prince Edward Island | 14 September 1889 - 14 January 1902 | Macdonald | death |
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| Marcel Prud'homme Marcel Prud'homme Marcel Prud'homme, PC was a member of the Canadian Senate and was a long-time Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons.... |
1934- | Independent | Quebec | 26 May 1993 - | Mulroney | ---- |