Born
23 April 1897, Newton Brook, Ontario
The Right Honourable
Lester Bowles Pearson
Biographical Information
Born
23 April 1897, Newton Brook, Ontario
Education
University of Toronto (M.A.)
Oxford University (M.A. and Honorary Doctor of Laws)
Personal Status
Married 1925, Maryon Moody (1902-1991)
One daughter, one son
Occupation
1914-1918 Canadian Army Medical Corps and Royal Flying Corps
1923 History lecturer, University of Toronto
1928 Joined the Department of External Affairs
1935-1941 First Secretary to the Canadian High Commission, London
1942 Second in command at the Canadian Legation in Washington
1945-1946 Canadian Ambassador to the United States
1946 Under-Secretary of State for External Affairs
1951-1952 Chairman of the NATO Council
1952-1953 President of the United Nations General Assembly
Author
Party
Liberal
1958-1968 Party Leader
Constituencies
1948-1968 Algoma East, Ontario
Other Ministries
1948-1957 External Affairs
Political Record
Nobel Peace Prize 1957
Responsible for Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism 1963-1967
Canada Pension Plan 1965
Canada-United States Automotive Agreement (Auto Pact) 1965
New National Flag 1965
Died
27 December 1972, Ottawa, Ontario
Buried
Maclaren Cemetery, Wakefield, Quebec
