Date of Birth 1821-07-02 Place of birth: Amherst, Nova Scotia Date of Death1915-10-30 Place of death: Bexleyheath, England Cause of death: Heart failure Sir Charles Tupper. 6th Prime Minister of Canada,Canadian Prime Minister and Premier of Nova Scotia, Father of … Continued
Date of Birth:1845-11-10 Halifax, Nova Scotia Date of Death 1894-12-12 Windsor Castle, England Cause of death: heart attack Sir John Thompson was the fourth Prime Minister of Canada. He was only Prime Minister for 2 years when he suddenly died … Continued
Also known as: Viola Irene Davis Date of Birth: July 6, 1914 in Halifax Nova Scotia Date of Death: February 7, 1965 in New York, USA Viola Irene Desmond was a Canadian civil rights activist and businesswoman of Black Nova … Continued
Date of Birth 1795-10-05 Place of birth: Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland Date of Death 1873-12-14 Place of death: Halifax, Nova Scotia Alexander Keith was mayor of the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia, a Conservative member of the provincial legislature, and the … Continued
Date of Birth 1868-03-14 Date of Death1933-10-17 Emily Murphy was appointed police magistrate for Edmonton in 1916, making her the British Empire’s and Canada’s first female judge. She was one of the “Famous Five” who took part in the Persons Case before … Continued
Date of Birth1873-10-20 Date of Death1951-09-01 Nellie McClung was a Canadian feminist, politician, and social activist. She was a part of the “The Famous Five” who launched the “Persons Case,” which ultimately declared women “persons” under Canadian law. She helped … Continued
Date of Birth1890-03-24 Date of Death1954-02-13 Agnes MacPhail was Canada’s first woman Member of Parliament. She was elected in the 1921 federal election. She was a champion of the rights of farmers, women and prisoners was Canada’s first woman delegate … Continued
Date of Birth1620-04-16 Date of Death1700-01-20 Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys, was the founder of the Congregation of Notre Dame of Montreal in the colony of New France, now part of Québec. She lived in Fort Ville-Marie (now Montreal) as of 1653, … Continued
Date of Birth1900-02-24 Date of Death1957-10-31 I have a suggestion for another person for your site. Her name was Martha Louise Black. She was the second woman elected to the Parliament. However that is just one part of her fascinating … Continued
Date of Birth1868-01-09 Date of Death1965-07-12 Mary Irene Parlby entered public life on 18 July 1921 when she was elected to the Alberta legislature as member for Lacombe in the UNITED FARMERS OF ALBERTA government. She was appointed minister without … Continued