John Lang Nichol

Politician

1924 –

66

Who is John Lang Nichol?

John Lang Nichol, CC is a retired Canadian senator.

Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, he was president of the Liberal Federation of Canada for two terms from 1964 until 1968 and served as co-chairman of the Liberal Campaign Committee for the 1968 federal election. He was appointed to the Senate in 1966 by Lester Pearson and resigned in 1973.

He was Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Lester B. Pearson College. He is the founding Chairman of the Pacific Parkinson's Research Institute.

In 1980, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 1996.

We need you!

Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!

Born
Jan 7, 1924
Vancouver
Nationality
  • Canada
Lived in
  • Vancouver

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

Citation

Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"John Lang Nichol." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 7 May 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/john_lang_nichol>.

Discuss this John Lang Nichol biography with the community:

0 Comments

    Browse Biographies.net