Michael Meighen

Michael Arthur Meighen (born in Montreal, March 25 1939) is a Canadian senator, lawyer and cultural patron.

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Montreal - March 25 - 1939 - Canadian - Senator

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Meighen is the son of lawyer and philanthropist Theodore Meighen, and the grandson of former Prime Minister of Canada Arthur Meighen. He has continued the family tradition of involvement in the Conservative Party of Canada. A corporate lawyer based on Toronto's Bay Street, Meighen is a longtime friend, advisor and fundraiser for former Progressive Conservative leader and Prime Minister Brian Mulroney who appointed Meighen to the Senate in 1990 representing Ontario.

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Theodore Meighen - Prime Minister of Canada - Arthur Meighen - Conservative Party of Canada - Toronto - Bay Street - Progressive Conservative - Brian Mulroney - 1990 - Ontario

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He and his wife Kelly are benefactors of the Stratford Festival. In 2004 he became Canadian chair of the Atlantic Salmon Federation which promotes conservation efforts.

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Stratford Festival - 2004

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See also List of Ontario senators.

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