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==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Born in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], the daughter of Minnie Cummings Abbey and [[Monroe Abbey]], a lawyer and onetime president of The [[Canadian Jewish Congress]]. She was the niece of [[Nathan Cummings]] and [[Maxwell Cummings]]. Sheila received a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree from [[McGill University]] in 1947 and married Alan Finestone (1923–1997). They had four sons: David (born 1950), Peter (born 1951), Maxwell (born 1954) and Stephen (born 1956).<ref name=JWA>{{cite web|url= | Born in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], the daughter of Minnie Cummings Abbey and [[Monroe Abbey]], a lawyer and onetime president of The [[Canadian Jewish Congress]]. She was the niece of [[Nathan Cummings]] and [[Maxwell Cummings]]. Sheila received a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree from [[McGill University]] in 1947 and married Alan Finestone (1923–1997). They had four sons: David (born 1950), Peter (born 1951), Maxwell (born 1954) and Stephen (born 1956).<ref name=JWA>{{cite web|url=https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/finestone-sheila|title=Sheila Finestone|work=Jewish Women's Archive|accessdate=June 11, 2009}}</ref> | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
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==Death== | ==Death== | ||
Finestone died of cancer on June 8, 2009, in [[Ottawa]].<ref>[http://www2.canada.com/retired+senator+sheila+finestone+dies/1677019/story.html?id=1677019 Notice of Sheila Finestone's death] Retrieved June 10, 2009. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106162817/http://www2.canada.com/retired+senator+sheila+finestone+dies/1677019/story.html?id=1677019 |date=November 6, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= | Finestone died of cancer on June 8, 2009, in [[Ottawa]].<ref>[http://www2.canada.com/retired+senator+sheila+finestone+dies/1677019/story.html?id=1677019 Notice of Sheila Finestone's death] Retrieved June 10, 2009. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106162817/http://www2.canada.com/retired+senator+sheila+finestone+dies/1677019/story.html?id=1677019 |date=November 6, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/former-montreal-mp-sheila-finestone-dies-at-82-1.805167|title=Former Montreal MP Sheila Finestone dies at 82|work=CBC News|date=June 9, 2009|accessdate=May 29, 2014}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Members of the 26th Canadian Ministry]] | [[Category:Members of the 26th Canadian Ministry]] | ||
[[Category:Members of the House of Commons of Canada from | [[Category:Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Montreal]] | ||
[[Category:Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada]] | [[Category:Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada]] | ||
[[Category:Women in Quebec politics]] | [[Category:Women in Quebec politics]] | ||
[[Category:21st-century Canadian women politicians]] | [[Category:21st-century Canadian women politicians]] | ||
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Early life
Born in Montreal, Quebec, the daughter of Minnie Cummings Abbey and Monroe Abbey, a lawyer and onetime president of The Canadian Jewish Congress. She was the niece of Nathan Cummings and Maxwell Cummings. Sheila received a Bachelor of Science degree from McGill University in 1947 and married Alan Finestone (1923–1997). They had four sons: David (born 1950), Peter (born 1951), Maxwell (born 1954) and Stephen (born 1956).[1]
Career
From 1977 to 1980, Finestone was president of the Fédération des femmes du Québec. In 1984 she was elected as a Liberal Member of Parliament for the Montreal riding of Mount Royal. She was reelected in the 1988, 1993 and 1997 elections.
Finestone was sworn to the Privy Council in November 1993 as Secretary of State (Multiculturalism and Status of Women). She was appointed to the Senate of Canada in August 1999 and left in 2002 at the mandatory retirement age of 75. She was a board member of the Canadian Landmine Foundation.
Award
In 2008, Finestone won the Distinguished Service Award of the Canadian Association of Former Parliamentarians,[2] "presented annually to a former parliamentarian who has made an outstanding contribution to the country and its democratic institutions".[3] Finestone was unable to attend due to illness, so her son Peter accepted on her behalf.[4]
Death
Finestone died of cancer on June 8, 2009, in Ottawa.[5][6]
References
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