Lester B. Pearson

Birthdate

Apr 23, 1897

Lester B. Peasron was born on April 23th, 1897, in Newtoonbrook in Canada witch is now apart of Toronto

Lester B. Pearson

Period: Apr 23, 1897 to Dec 27, 1972

Graduated from Hamilton Collegiate Insitute

Apr 10, 1913

Lester B, Pearson graduated from Hamilton Collegiate Institute in Hamilton, Ontario in 1913 at the age of 16. The same year after he gradutaed he went to University of Toronto he was then elected to the Pi Gamma Mu social science honour society's chapter for his outstanding scholastic performance in history and sociology

WW1 Voulenteer

Apr 10, 1915

Lester B. Pearson volunteered for service as a Medical Order with University of Toronto Hospital Unit. He went overseas with the Canadian Army Medical Corps as a stretcher bearer as a Private, and had a subsequent commissioning to the rank of Lieutenan

After WW1

Apr 10, 1919

After the world war, Lester B. went back to school to get his BA from the Univeristy of Toronto. Then after that he spent a year in Chiago in a factory packing meatgoo

Sportsman

Apr 10, 1923

He was also very athletic, while he was at the University of Toronto he played rugby, basket-ball, hockey, base-ball, lacross & golf. In 1923 his hockey team won the Spengler cup

More schooling and more...

Apr 10, 1924

After he got his BA at University of Toronto, he went and studied at St, Johns college & the University of Oxford for two years and got his BA with second class in history. then got his MA later in 1925. After that he went back to Univeristy of Toronto to teach History, until 1928 and met his wife and got married in 1925

secretary in the Canadian Department

Apr 10, 1928

in 1928 Lester B Pearson got to be the Secretary in the Canadian Department of external affairs untill 1935. Pearson received an education in domestic economic affairs while working ass a secretary in 1931 as secretary to a commission on wheat futures and during 1934-1935 as secretary of a commission investigating commodity prices. the same post provided him with an apprenticeship in international diplomacy. He then went to many confrences

High Commissioner for Canada

Apr 10, 1935

Lester B served in the office of the High Commissioner for Canada in London from 1935-1941

assistant undersecretary

Apr 10, 1941

Lester B was appointed assistant undersecretary of state for External Affairs at Ottawa

minister-counselor

Apr 10, 1942

Lester B. was named minister-counselor at the Canadian Legation in Washington

minister plenipotentiary

Apr 10, 1944

Lester B was promoted to the rank of minister plenipotentiary and in January

ambassador

Apr 10, 1945

Lester B. was promoted to the rank of ambassador

headed canadian delegation

Apr 10, 1946

Pearson headed the Canadian delegation to the UN from 1946 to 1956, being elected to the presidency of the Seventh Session of the General Assembly in 1952-1953.

Pearson takes charge

Apr 10, 1957

in 1957, the liberals were defeted, and then Lester B took charge of the party. six years later the conservitives lost the confidence of the electorate. And then the liberal party was voted enough strength to become the goverment and Lester B pearson becomes prime minister in 1963

Prime minister

Apr 22, 1963

Lester B pearson becomes 14th prime minister of Canada

new flag?

Feb 15, 1965

The liberlas won the fight of changing to a new flag or not, and they won and said yes for the new flag because they wanted to eliminate historical symbols

Pension Plan

Apr 10, 1966

the pension plan was basically the idea that people that retire from there job still get money from the goverment every year and Lester B Pearson made this plan in 1966

Pearson Retires

Apr 20, 1968

Lester B Pearson reotired from the leadership of his party

Death

Dec 27, 1972

Lester B. Pearson died December 27th, 1972