Why Famous:The 14th Prime Minister of Canada, from 1963-1968, and the winner of the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1957 for organizing the United Nations Emergency Force to resolve the Suez Canal Crisis.
Born: April 23, 1897 Birthplace:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1925-08-22 Prime Minister of Canada Lester B. Pearson (28) weds teacher Maryon Elspeth Moody (23)
Historical Events
1956-11-07 Suez Crisis ends with a ceasefire as the United Nations Emergency Force is established at instigation of Canadian diplomat Lester B. Pearson and UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld
1957-10-20 Lester B. Pearson is the first Canadian to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his aid in resolving the Suez Crisis
1963-04-22 Lester B. Pearson is sworn in as the 14th Prime Minister of Canada
1967-12-14 Prime Minister of Canada, Lester B. Pearson announces that he is retiring from politics, succeeded by Pierre Trudeau
Joe Clark
John A. Macdonald
John Diefenbaker
Louis St. Laurent
Pierre Trudeau
Wilfrid Laurier