John Lynch-Staunton
|
The Honourable John Lynch-Staunton |
|
|---|---|
| Senator for Grandville, Quebec | |
|
In office September 23, 1990 – June 19, 2005 |
|
| Preceded by | Léopold Langlois |
| Succeeded by | Andrée Champagne |
| Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada Interim | |
|
In office December 8, 2003 – March 20, 2004 |
|
| Preceded by | New Position |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Harper |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
John George Lynch-Staunton June 19, 1930 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | August 17, 2012 (aged 82) Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Conservative Party of Canada |
| Other political affiliations |
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada |
| Spouse(s) | Juliana de Kuyper (1958–2012; his death) |
| Children | 5 |
| Residence | Montreal, Quebec |
| Alma mater | Georgetown University |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
John George Lynch-Staunton (June 19, 1930 – August 17, 2012) was a Canadian senator, who served as interim leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, from December 2003 to March 2004. He represented the Senate division of Grandville, Quebec.
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Lynch-Staunton was educated at Collège Stanislas and Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf in Montreal. He obtained a B.Sc in Foreign Service from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. in 1953, and did graduate work towards a Master's Degree in Canadian History at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, from 1953 to 1955.
Lynch-Staunton married Juliana de Kuyper in 1958. The couple had five children: Mark, Peter, Gabrielle, Sophie and Sean. Lynch-Staunton has 9 grandchildren, Caitlin, Harrison, Connor, Juliana, Aidan, Jaryd, Monique, Jack and Matthew.
Lynch-Staunton was elected to the City Council of Montreal in 1960. He represented the district of Côte-des-Neiges and was a member of Mayor Jean Drapeau's Parti civique de Montréal. He was re-elected in 1962, 1966 and 1970. Mayor Drapeau appointed him to the Executive Committee as Vice Chairman. In 1974 he lost his bid for re-election to Nick Auf der Maur as the Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Montréal (RCM) achieved its first political breakthrough.
Lynch-Staunton ran as a Union Nationale candidate for a provincial by-election in the district of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce in 1968. He was defeated by Liberal candidate William Tetley.
...
Wikipedia