Mary Elizabeth Kinnear

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The Hon.
Mary Elizabeth Kinnear
Senator for Welland, Ontario
In office
April 6, 1967 – April 3, 1973
Appointed byLester B. Pearson
Personal details
Born(1898-04-03)April 3, 1898
Wainfleet, Ontario
DiedDecember 24, 1991(1991-12-24) (aged 93)
Political partyLiberal

Mary Elizabeth Kinnear (April 3, 1898 – December 24, 1991) was a Canadian senator.

Born in Wainfleet, Ontario, she was president of the National Federation of Liberal Women from 1959 to 1963. She was appointed to the Senate by Prime Minister Lester Pearson in 1967 representing the senatorial division of Welland, Ontario. A Liberal, she retired in 1973 on her 75th birthday.

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  • "Mary Kinnear, 93, A Canadian Feminist". The New York Times. December 28, 1991. Retrieved May 22, 2006.

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