List of prime ministers of Canada by date of death

This is a complete list of Canadian prime ministers by date of death.

John A. Macdonald and John Thompson were the only prime ministers to die in office. Four prime ministers have died outside of Canada; three in the United Kingdom and one in the United States.[citation needed] Richard Bennett is the only prime minister to be buried outside of Canada.[1][2]

List

Order of Death Name Date of

death

Order of Office Cause of death Age at Death Lifespan after leaving office Place of death

Place of burial

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1 John A. Macdonald June 6, 1891 1 Stroke 75 years, 330 days 0 days Ottawa, Ontario

Cataraqui Cemetery, Kingston, Ontario

2 Alexander Mackenzie April 17, 1892 2 Stroke from a fall hitting his head 70 years, 80 days 13 years, 192 days Toronto, Ontario

Lakeview Cemetery Sarnia, Ontario

3 John Abbott October 30, 1893 3 Brain cancer 72 years, 232 days 340 days Montreal, Quebec

Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec

4 John Thompson December 12, 1894 4 Heart attack 49 years, 32 days 0 days Windsor Castle, England

Holy Cross Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia

5 Charles Tupper October 30, 1915 6 Heart failure 94 years, 120 days 19 years, 186 days Bexleyheath, Kent, England

St. John's Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

6 Mackenzie Bowell December 10, 1917 5 Pneumonia 93 years, 348 days 21 years, 155 days Belleville, Ontario
Belleville Cemetery, Belleville, Ontario
7 Wilfrid Laurier February 17, 1919 7 Stroke 77 years, 89 days 7 years, 134 days Ottawa, Ontario

Notre Dame Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario

8 Robert Borden June 10, 1937 8 Heart failure 82 years, 349 days 16 years, 335 days Ottawa, Ontario

Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario

9 R. B. Bennett June 26, 1947 11 Heart attack while taking a bath 76 years, 358 days 11 years, 246 days Mickleham, England
St. Michael's Churchyard, Mickleham, England
10 W. L. Mackenzie King July 22, 1950 10 Pneumonia 75 years, 217 days 1 year, 249 days Chelsea, Quebec
Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto
11 Arthur Meighen August 5, 1960 9 Heart failure 86 years, 50 days 33 years, 315 days Toronto, Ontario

St. Marys Cemetery, St. Marys, Ontario

12 Lester B. Pearson December 27, 1972 14 Cancer 75 years, 248 days 4 years, 251 days Ottawa, Ontario

MacLaren Cemetery, Wakefield, Quebec

13 Louis St. Laurent July 25, 1973 12 Heart failure 91 years, 174 days 16 years, 34 days Quebec City, Quebec

St. Thomas Aquinas Cemetery, Compton, Quebec

14 John Diefenbaker August 16, 1979 13 Heart attack 83 years, 332 days 16 years, 116 days Ottawa, Ontario

Diefenbaker Centre, University of Saskatchewan

15 Pierre Trudeau September 28, 2000 15 Parkinson's disease and prostate cancer 80 years, 346 days 16 years, 90 days Montreal, Quebec

St-Remi-de-Napierville Cemetery, Saint-Rémi, Quebec

16 John Turner September 19, 2020[3][4] 17 91 years, 104 days 36 years, 2 days Toronto, Ontario

Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto

17 Brian Mulroney February 29, 2024[5] 18 Complications following a fall and cardiac issues 84 years, 346 days 30 years, 249 days Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.[6]

Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery, Montreal[7]

References

  1. ^ "Former Prime Ministers and Their Grave Sites". Government of Canada. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada – Former Prime Ministers and Their Grave Sites – The Right Honourable Richard Bedford Bennett". Parks Canada. Government of Canada. 20 December 2010. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Former prime minister John Turner to be honoured with state funeral Oct. 6". Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  4. ^ Austen, Ian (October 2020). "John Turner, Briefly Its Leader but Long a Force in Canada, Dies at 91". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 4, 2020. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
  5. ^ "Brian Mulroney, one of Canada's most consequential prime ministers, is dead at 84". CBC News. 29 February 2024. Archived from the original on February 29, 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  6. ^ Cowell, Alan (February 29, 2024). "Brian Mulroney, Prime Minister Who Led Canada Into NAFTA, Dies at 84". The New York Times. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  7. ^ "Recherche d'une personne défunte: Brian Mulroney (T01213)". Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery (in French). Montreal, Quebec. 2024. Retrieved March 27, 2024.