Hartland Molson
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The Honourable Hartland de Montarville Molson OC OBE OQ |
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Portrait in the 1920s as a RMC cadet
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| Senator for Alma, Quebec | |
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In office July 28, 1955 – May 31, 1993 |
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| Appointed by | Louis St. Laurent |
| Preceded by | Charles Ballantyne |
| Succeeded by | W. David Angus |
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May 29, 1907 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | September 28, 2002 (aged 95) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Independent |
| Relations | Michael Meighen, stepson |
| Committees | Chairman, Special Committee on the Rules of the Senate Chairman, Committee on Standing Rules and Orders |
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| Allegiance |
 Canada
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| Service/branch |
 Royal Canadian Air Force
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| Years of service | 1939–1945 |
| Rank | Group Captain |
| Unit | No. 1 Fighter Squadron Royal Canadian Air Force |
Hartland de Montarville Molson, OC OBE OQ (May 29, 1907 – September 28, 2002) was an Anglo-Quebecer statesman, Canadian Senator and a member of the prominent Molson family of brewers.
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada to a wealthy brewing family, Hartland Molson was educated at Selwyn House School in Montreal and at Bishop's College School in Lennoxville, Quebec before attending the Royal Military College of Canada at Kingston, Ontario where he played ice hockey for the Kingston Juniors team that made it to the 1926 Memorial Cup finals. An all-around athlete, Molson also played first string football, made it to the college's boxing finals twice, and was a member of the track and field team. After graduating in 1928, the bilingual Molson was then sent for training in finance as an employee at a bank in Paris, France. On his return home, he earned his Chartered Accountant designation and in his spare time took flying lessons.
In 1931, he married Helen Hogg with whom he had a daughter, Zoe. She married Henry Nicholas Paul Hardinge, 5th Viscount Hardinge and moved to live in Jersey.
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