Lester B. Pearson

@14th Prime Minister of Canada, Facts and Life ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Lester B Nobel Peace Prize Canadian Columbia University Harvard University Oxford University Princeton University University Of Toronto Leaders Political Leaders Prime Ministers Taurus Celebrities Lester Bowles Pearson was the 14th Prime Minister of Canada. He was a multi faceted person -professor, historian, civil servant, statesman, diplomat, and politician. He volunteered for services during World War I but was discharged early owing to an accident. He headed two back-to-back Liberal minority governments. He won the Nobel Prize for Peace for organizing the United Nations Emergency Force to resolve the Suez Canal Crisis. He was a strong supporter of international agencies and helped establish NATO. During his time as Prime Minister, his government introduced universal health care, student loans, the Canada Pension Plan, the Order of Canada, and the new Flag of Canada. He also convened the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism, and he struggled to keep Canada out of the Vietnam War. His government passed Bill C-168, which virtually abolished capital punishment in Canada. He understood foreign policy well and never compromised his country’s interests. With regards to his Vietnam Policy and his dealing of French President de Gaulle’ speech, he was unequivocal and bold. During his turbulent and fairly brief years in office, his governments transformed Canada. For this reason he is considered one of the most influential Canadians of the 20th century.

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Birthday: April 23, 1897 Died on: December 27, 1972 Nationality: Canadian Famous: 14th Prime Minister of Canada, Nobel Peace Prize, Columbia University, Harvard University, Oxford University, Princeton University, University Of Toronto, Leaders, Political Leaders, Prime Ministers Nick names: Mike Spouses: Maryon Pearson Siblings: Marmaduke Pearson, Vaughan Whitier Pearson Information Detail Birthday April 23, 1897 Died on December 27, 1972 Nationality Canadian Famous 14th Prime Minister of Canada, Nobel Peace Prize, Columbia University, Harvard University, Oxford University, Princeton University, University Of Toronto, Leaders, Political Leaders, Prime Ministers Nick names Mike Spouses Maryon Pearson Siblings Marmaduke Pearson, Vaughan Whitier Pearson Known as Lester Bowles Pearson Childrens Geoffrey Pearson Universities Columbia University,Harvard University,Oxford University,Princeton University,University Of Toronto University of Toronto St John's College Oxford University of Oxford Victoria University in the University of Toronto McGill University Harvard University Columbia University Princeton University Notable Alumnis Columbia University Harvard University Oxford University Princeton University University Of Toronto Birth Place Newtonbrook, Toronto, Ontario Religion Methodist Gender Male Father Edwin Arthur Pearson Mother Annie Sarah Sun Sign Taurus Born in Newtonbrook, Toronto, Ontario Famous as 14th Prime Minister of Canada Died at Age 75

Newtonbrook, Toronto, Ontario

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Pearson married Maryon Moody in 1925. She was a student in Toronto University where Pearson was teaching. They had two children, a daughter named Patricia, and a son named Geoffrey. Unsplash Personal Life

He died due to cancer on 27 December 1972 in Ottawa. Unsplash Personal Life

Pearson was born on 23 April 1897, in the town of Newtonbrook, Ontario, to Annie Sarah and Edwin Arthur Pearson, a Methodist minister. He was the brother of Vaughan Whitier Pearson and Marmaduke Pearson. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Pearson graduated from Hamilton Collegiate Institute in 1913 and entered Victoria College at the University of Toronto. He was elected to the Pi Gamma Mu for his outstanding scholastic performance in history and sociology. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He won a scholarship to study at St John's College, Oxford where he in excelled ice hockey, baseball and lacrosse. His ability to play baseball enabled him to play semipro with the Ontario Intercounty Baseball League. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

When World War I broke out in 1914, Pearson volunteered for service with the University of Toronto Hospital Unit, entered the Canadian Army Medical Corps and spent two years in Egypt and in Greece. Unsplash Career

Transferred to the Royal Flying Corps, he survived a plane crash during his training maiden flight. In 1918, hit by a bus in London during a blackout, was discharged from service. Unsplash Career

He received his B.A from the University of Toronto in 1919 and joined the Delta Upsilon Fraternity. He then spent a year working in Hamilton and Chicago, in the meat-packing industry. Unsplash Career

With a Massey Foundation scholarship he studied in Oxford’ St John's College and completed his M.A. in 1925. He taught history at Toronto University, and coached the Varsity Blues Canadian football and ice hockey teams. Unsplash Career

Topping the Canadian Foreign Service entry exam, he was assigned, from 1939 to 1942, as the second-in-command at Canada House, London where under High Commissioner Vincent Massey, he coordinated military supply and refugee problems. Unsplash Career

Despite heading a minority government he initiated major social programs, including universal health care, the Canada Pension Plan, and Canada Student Loans, a 40-hour work week, and a new minimum wage. Unsplash Major Works

He set-up the Royal Commission on the Status of Women in 1967 and the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism. This helped in creating legal equality for women, and brought official bilingualism into being. Unsplash Major Works

Information	Detail
Birthday	April 23, 1897
Died on	December 27, 1972
Nationality	Canadian
Famous	14th Prime Minister of Canada, Nobel Peace Prize, Columbia University, Harvard University, Oxford University, Princeton University, University Of Toronto, Leaders, Political Leaders, Prime Ministers
Nick names	Mike
Spouses	Maryon Pearson
Siblings	Marmaduke Pearson, Vaughan Whitier Pearson
Known as	Lester Bowles Pearson
Childrens	Geoffrey Pearson
Universities	Columbia University,Harvard University,Oxford University,Princeton University,University Of Toronto University of Toronto St John's College Oxford University of Oxford Victoria University in the University of Toronto McGill University Harvard University Columbia University Princeton University
Notable Alumnis	Columbia University Harvard University Oxford University Princeton University University Of Toronto
Birth Place	Newtonbrook, Toronto, Ontario
Religion	Methodist
Gender	Male
Father	Edwin Arthur Pearson
Mother	Annie Sarah
Sun Sign	Taurus
Born in	Newtonbrook, Toronto, Ontario
Famous as	14th Prime Minister of Canada
Died at Age	75

Lester B. Pearson

Canadian

Apr 23, 1897

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Newtonbrook, Toronto, Ontario