Jack Pickersgill
Minister of Citizenship and Immigration | |
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In office 1 July 1954 – 20 June 1957 | |
Prime Minister | Louis St. Laurent |
Preceded by | Walter Edward Harris |
Succeeded by | Davie Fulton (Acting) |
Member of Parliament for Bonavista—Twillingate | |
In office 10 August 1953 – 18 September 1967 | |
Preceded by | Frederick Gordon Bradley |
Succeeded by | Charles Granger |
Personal details | |
Born | Wyecombe, Ontario, Canada | 23 June 1905
Died | 14 November 1997 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | (aged 92)
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse(s) |
Beatrice Young
(m. 1936; died 1938)Mary Margaret Beattie
(m. 1939) |
Children | 4 |
Education | |
Occupation |
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John Whitney Pickersgill
Early years
Pickersgill was born in
On July 3, 1936, at Emmanuel College Chapel, Toronto, J.W. Pickersgill married Beatrice Landon Young (1913-1938). A graduate of the University of Manitoba, Beatrice was born in Winnipeg, the daughter of Dr. Fred Armstrong Young (1875-1964), MD, and Landon (Wright) Young (1878-1931). The marriage ceremony was attended only by immediate family members.[4] A gravestone in Old Kildonan Cemetery in Winnipeg memorializes the 1938 death of Beatrice, "wife of John W. Pickersgill."
Senior civil servant
He joined the
MP and Cabinet Minister
Pickersgill entered the
He entered the
When the Liberal government was defeated in the
Honours
He was sworn in as a member of the
As a currently serving Member of Parliament He received the Canadian Centennial Medal in 1967. As a recipient of the Order of Canada He received the Canadian Version of the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal in 1977.
He was awarded the
Writings
He and D. F. Forster authored the four volumes of The Mackenzie King Record, which was based on King's diaries. Pickersgill was a literary executor for King's diaries. Pickersgill is also the author of three political memoirs — My Years with Louis St. Laurent (
- The Mackenzie King record (1960) online
Archives
There is a Jack Jack Pickersgill fonds at Library and Archives Canada.[10]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Canadian Press (15 November 1997). "Jack Pickersgill's influence spanned 30 years". The Toronto Star. Toronto. p. A16.
- ^ Ontario Birth Index, 1905, microfilm number 2313288.
- ^ 1911 Census of Ashern Township, Dauphin, Manitoba. Retrieved through FindMyPast.com (2019-08-26).
- ^ "Beatrice Landon Young Weds J.W. Pickersgill in Toronto at Noon Today". The Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Winnipeg. 3 July 1936. p. 9.
- ^ a b c d "PICKERSGILL, The Right Hon. John Whitney, P.C., C.C., M.A., LL.D." Parlinfo – Complete Parliamentarian file. Ottawa: Parliament of Canada. 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
- ^ Wencer, David (28 February 2015). "Historicist: The Tabor Hill Ossuary". Torontoist. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- ^ "The Right Honourable J.W. Pickersgill's Order of Canada Citation". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ "ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF RECIPIENTS OF HONORARY DEGREES GRANTED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA SINCE 1911" (PDF). The University of Manitoba. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ "Honorary Doctorates". The University of Winnipeg. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ "Jack Pickersgill fonds, Library and Archives Canada". 25 November 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2020.