Florence Elsie Inman

Who was Florence Elsie Inman?

Florence Elsie Inman was a long serving member of the Canadian Senate. A Liberal, she was appointed to the Senate 28 July 1955 on the recommendation of Louis St-Laurent, and represented the senatorial division of Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island until her death. She was the first female Senator from Prince Edward Island.

She was born at West River, Prince Edward Island to Alexander Macdonald and his wife, Florence. She was married to judge George Strong Inman from 1910 until his death in 1937.

When the Canada Act 1982 was before the Senate, Inman was among 23 members of the upper house to oppose the patriation of the Constitution of Canada.

Inman died at Ottawa's National Defence Medical Centre on 31 May 1986 following a heart attack the previous month. At 95, she was the oldest serving senator at that time and continued to attend some Senate sessions until December 1985 despite having arthritis in her final years.