Richard Stanbury
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Richard J. H. Stanbury is a former Canadian
Senator who served as president of the Liberal Party of Canada
from 1968 to 1973.
Before his appointment to the Senate on the advice of Lester Pearson in February 1968, Stanbury was a lawyer and organizer for the Presbyterian Church of Canada. He became active in Liberal politics and was the riding association president in York Centre
in the early 1960s and later became president of the Toronto and York Liberal Association, served on the National Liberal Campaign Committee and chaired the National Policy Committee of the Liberal Party. Shortly after being summoned to the Senate, Stanbury was elected president of the Liberal Party at the same convention that selected Pierre Trudeau
as party leader.
During his tenure as president, Stanbury successfully argued that the party join the Liberal International
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
Senator who served as president of the Liberal Party of Canada
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
from 1968 to 1973.
Before his appointment to the Senate on the advice of Lester Pearson in February 1968, Stanbury was a lawyer and organizer for the Presbyterian Church of Canada. He became active in Liberal politics and was the riding association president in York Centre
York Centre
York Centre is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1917 and since 1953....
in the early 1960s and later became president of the Toronto and York Liberal Association, served on the National Liberal Campaign Committee and chaired the National Policy Committee of the Liberal Party. Shortly after being summoned to the Senate, Stanbury was elected president of the Liberal Party at the same convention that selected Pierre Trudeau
Pierre Trudeau
Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau, , usually known as Pierre Trudeau or Pierre Elliott Trudeau, was the 15th Prime Minister of Canada from April 20, 1968 to June 4, 1979, and again from March 3, 1980 to June 30, 1984.Trudeau began his political career campaigning for socialist ideals,...
as party leader.
During his tenure as president, Stanbury successfully argued that the party join the Liberal International
Liberal International
Liberal International is a political international federation for liberal parties. Its headquarters is located at 1 Whitehall Place, London, SW1A 2HD within the National Liberal Club. It was founded in Oxford in 1947, and has become the pre-eminent network for liberal parties and for the...
.