Paul Joseph James Martin, PC, CC, QC (June 23, 1903 – September 14, 1992), often referred to as Paul Martin, Sr, was a noted Canadian politician. He was the father of Paul Martin (Jr.), who served as Prime Minister of Canada from 2003 - 2006.
Born in Ottawa, Ontario, to an Irish Catholic father (Philippe Martin - 1869-?) and a French Canadian mother (Lumina Chouinard - 1875-?), he was raised in Pembroke, Ontario in the Ottawa Valley, although he ...
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Paul Joseph James Martin, PC, CC, QC (June 23, 1903 – September 14, 1992), often referred to as Paul Martin, Sr, was a noted Canadian politician. He was the father of Paul Martin (Jr.), who served as Prime Minister of Canada from 2003 - 2006.
Born in Ottawa, Ontario, to an Irish Catholic father (Philippe Martin - 1869-?) and a French Canadian mother (Lumina Chouinard - 1875-?), he was raised in Pembroke, Ontario in the Ottawa Valley, although he did his high school studies at Collège Saint-Alexandre in Gatineau, Quebec. He completed his university education at the University of Toronto, and earned his law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School. Later, Martin studied at the Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva, on a scholarship. He opened a law practice in Windsor, Ontario.
A member of the Liberal Party of Canada, he was first elected to the House of Commons in 1935 and entered the cabinet in 1945. He went on to serve as a noted member of the cabinets of four Prime...
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