James Kelleher
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Canadian Parliament for Sault Ste. Marie | |
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| In office 1984–1988 | |
| Preceded by | Ron Irwin |
| Succeeded by | Steve Butland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Francis Kelleher October 2, 1930 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | June 2, 2013 (aged 82) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Residence(s) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Cabinet | Minister for International Trade (1984-1986) Solicitor General of Canada (1986-1988) |
James Francis Kelleher QC (October 2, 1930 – June 2, 2013) was a Canadian politician and retired senator.
Born in
LL.B. degree in 1956 from Osgoode Hall Law School. Kelleher was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1984 election as the Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament for Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
.
He was appointed
cabinet shuffle, and remained so until his defeat in the 1988 election
.
On September 23, 1990, Kelleher was appointed to the Senate of Canada on Mulroney's recommendation.[2][unreliable source?] He retired from the upper house upon his seventy-fifth birthday, October 2, 2005, due to the Senate's mandatory retirement rules.
He died of heart problems in 2013.[3]
Archives
There is a James Kelleher fonds at Library and Archives Canada.[4]
References
- ^ "James Kelleher Video | Interviews". OV Guide. October 2, 2005. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
- ^ "List of senators in the 34th Parliament of Canada: Information from". Answers.com. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
- ^ Elaine Della-Mattia (June 3, 2013). "James Kelleher served city and nation". The Sault Star. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
- ^ "James Kelleher fonds, Library and Archives Canada". Retrieved September 4, 2020.
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