List of prime ministers of Canada by date of death
This is a complete list of Canadian prime ministers by date of death.
John A. Macdonald and John Thompson were the only prime ministers to die in office. Four prime ministers have died outside of Canada; three in the United Kingdom and one in the United States.[citation needed] Richard Bennett is the only prime minister to be buried outside of Canada.[1][2]
List
[edit]Order of Death | Name | Date of
death |
Order of Office | Cause of death | Age at Death | Lifespan after leaving office | Place of death
Place of burial |
Image |
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1 | John A. Macdonald | June 6, 1891 | 1 | Stroke | 75 years, 330 days | 0 days | Ottawa, Ontario | |
2 | Alexander Mackenzie | April 17, 1892 | 2 | Stroke from a fall hitting his head | 70 years, 80 days | 13 years, 192 days | Toronto, Ontario | |
3 | John Abbott | October 30, 1893 | 3 | Brain cancer | 72 years, 232 days | 340 days | Montreal, Quebec
Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec |
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4 | John Thompson | December 12, 1894 | 4 | Heart attack | 49 years, 32 days | 0 days | Windsor Castle, England
Holy Cross Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia |
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5 | Charles Tupper | October 30, 1915 | 6 | Heart failure | 94 years, 120 days | 19 years, 186 days | Bexleyheath, Kent, England
St. John's Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia. |
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6 | Mackenzie Bowell | December 10, 1917 | 5 | Pneumonia | 93 years, 348 days | 21 years, 155 days | Belleville, Ontario Belleville Cemetery, Belleville, Ontario |
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7 | Wilfrid Laurier | February 17, 1919 | 7 | Stroke | 77 years, 89 days | 7 years, 134 days | Ottawa, Ontario
Notre Dame Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario |
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8 | Robert Borden | June 10, 1937 | 8 | Heart failure | 82 years, 349 days | 16 years, 335 days | Ottawa, Ontario
Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario |
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9 | R. B. Bennett | June 26, 1947 | 11 | Heart attack while taking a bath | 76 years, 358 days | 11 years, 246 days | Mickleham, England St. Michael's Churchyard, Mickleham, England |
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10 | W. L. Mackenzie King | July 22, 1950 | 10 | Pneumonia | 75 years, 217 days | 1 year, 249 days | Chelsea, Quebec Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto |
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11 | Arthur Meighen | August 5, 1960 | 9 | Heart failure | 86 years, 50 days | 33 years, 315 days | Toronto, Ontario
St. Marys Cemetery, St. Marys, Ontario |
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12 | Lester B. Pearson | December 27, 1972 | 14 | Cancer | 75 years, 248 days | 4 years, 251 days | Ottawa, Ontario
MacLaren Cemetery, Wakefield, Quebec |
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13 | Louis St. Laurent | July 25, 1973 | 12 | Heart failure | 91 years, 174 days | 16 years, 34 days | Quebec City, Quebec | |
14 | John Diefenbaker | August 16, 1979 | 13 | Heart attack | 83 years, 332 days | 16 years, 116 days | Ottawa, Ontario
Diefenbaker Centre, University of Saskatchewan |
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15 | Pierre Trudeau | September 28, 2000 | 15 | Parkinson's disease and prostate cancer | 80 years, 346 days | 16 years, 90 days | Montreal, Quebec | |
16 | John Turner | September 19, 2020[3][4] | 17 | 91 years, 104 days | 36 years, 2 days | Toronto, Ontario
Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto |
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17 | Brian Mulroney | February 29, 2024[5] | 18 | Complications following a fall and cardiac issues | 84 years, 346 days | 30 years, 249 days | Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.[6]
Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery, Montreal[7] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Former Prime Ministers and Their Grave Sites". Government of Canada. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ "Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada – Former Prime Ministers and Their Grave Sites – The Right Honourable Richard Bedford Bennett". Parks Canada. Government of Canada. 20 December 2010. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^ "Former prime minister John Turner to be honoured with state funeral Oct. 6". Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
- ^ Austen, Ian (October 2020). "John Turner, Briefly Its Leader but Long a Force in Canada, Dies at 91". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 4, 2020. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
- ^ "Brian Mulroney, one of Canada's most consequential prime ministers, is dead at 84". CBC News. 29 February 2024. Archived from the original on February 29, 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ Cowell, Alan (February 29, 2024). "Brian Mulroney, Prime Minister Who Led Canada Into NAFTA, Dies at 84". The New York Times. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ "Recherche d'une personne défunte: Brian Mulroney (T01213)". Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery (in French). Montreal, Quebec. 2024. Retrieved March 27, 2024.