| Type of record Elected candidate Known but unelected candidate ✓ Perennial candidate |
Deceased | Performance None |
| Birth | 4 February 1885 → 139 years + 2 months ago |
| Lived | 77 years |
| Death | 3 March 1962 → 62 years + 1 month ago |
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Cairine Reay Mackay Wilson (1885–1962) © Photo  — Public domain |
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| Family ties with other documented individuals | |||||
| ⊖ William C. Edwards (1844–1921) | Brother-in-law | ||||
| ⊖ Robert Mackay (1840–1916) | Father | ||||
| ⊖ Norman F. Wilson (1876–1956) | Spouse | | |||
| Well that's interesting! | |||||
| Wilson was the first woman appointed to the Canadian Senate, under the advice of Mackenzie King. She was the wife of one-term Liberal MP for Russell, Norman Wilson, and sister-in-law of the MP for the same riding from 1887 to 1903, William Cameron Edwards. |
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| Pre-Conf. | ✗ |
| Canadian Senate | Ontario (1930–1962) Died in office |
| Legis. Council | ✗ |
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| Deputy Minister | ✗ |
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| Blank/Vide | ✗ |
| Race | 0 | |
| Path point | 0 |
| Documented challenger | |
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| Bilingual references are counted as a single reference. | Retrieved on | |
| EN | Canadian Encyclopedia Cairine Wilson |
18 Apr 2024 |
| FR | Encyclopédie canadienne Cairine Wilson |
18 Apr 2024 |
| EN | Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo) The Hon. Cairine Reay Wilson, Senator |
18 Apr 2024 |
| FR | Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo) L'hon. Cairine Reay Wilson, sénatrice |
18 Apr 2024 |
| EN | Wikipedia Cairine Wilson |
18 Apr 2024 |
| FR | Wikipédia Cairine Wilson |
18 Apr 2024 |