Finlay MacDonald (politician, born 1923)
Finlay MacDonald | |
|---|---|
| Senator for Halifax, Nova Scotia | |
| In office December 21, 1984 – January 4, 1998 | |
| Appointed by | Brian Mulroney |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 4, 1923 Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Died | March 2, 2002 (aged 79) |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Finlay MacDonald Canadian Senator.
MacDonald was born in
CJCH and later became president. In 1956, he was elected president of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters. In 1961, he was one of the founding Directors of the CTV Television Network
.
He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the House of Commons of Canada in the riding of Halifax in the 1963 election.
He was president of the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party in the mid-1960s. He was the chief of staff of Robert Stanfield and Joe Clark.
In 1969, he was president and chairman of the first summer
Halifax, Nova Scotia. For this role, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada
in 1969.
After being chairman of the Brian Mulroney transition committee in 1983, he was the first appointment made by Mulroney to the Senate in 1984, and served, representing the senatorial division of Halifax, Nova Scotia, until his mandatory retirement in 1998.
References
- Finlay MacDonald (politician, born 1923) – Parliament of Canada biography
- Canadian Association of Broadcasters biography
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