1924 - 1980
Judy LaMarsh Canadian Writer
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Details
First Name |
Judy
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Last Name |
LaMarsh
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Birthday |
20th December, 1924
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Birthplace |
Chatham, Ontario
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Died |
27th October, 1980
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Place of Death |
Toronto, Canada
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Cause of Death |
Cancer
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Buried |
Niagara Falls, Ontario
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Build |
Large
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Eye Color |
Brown - Light
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Hair Color |
Brown - Dark
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Zodiac Sign |
Sagittarius
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Sexuality |
Straight
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Religion |
Presbyterian
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Ethnicity |
White
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Nationality |
Canadian
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Occupation Text |
Writer, Broadcaster, Politician
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Occupation |
Writer
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Julia Verlyn LaMarsh, PC OC QC (December 20, 1924 – October 27, 1980) was a Canadian politician, lawyer, author and broadcaster. In 1963, she was only the second woman to ever serve as a federal Cabinet Minister. Under Prime Minister Lester Pearson's minority governments of the middle and late 1960s, she helped push through the legislation that created the Canada Pension Plan and Medicare. As Secretary of State, she was in charge of Canada's Centennial celebrations in 1967. After leaving politics in 1968, she wrote three books, and had her own radio show on CBC Radio. She was stricken with pancreatic cancer in 1979 and was given the Order of Canada at her hospital bed.
She died a few days short of the 20th anniversary of her first political election victory, in 1980.