Canadian politician
The Hon.
Lorne Bonnell
In office November 4, 1971 โ January 4, 1998Appointed by Pierre Trudeau In office April 26, 1951 โ November 15, 1971Preceded by Daniel MacRae Succeeded by John Bonnell
Born Mark Lorne Bonnell
(1923-01-04 ) January 4, 1923 Hopefield, Prince Edward IslandDied October 9, 2006(2006-10-09) (aged 83) Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Political party Liberal
Mark Lorne Bonnell (January 4, 1923 – October 9, 2006) was a Canadian physician, provincial politician and senator .
Born in Hopefield , Prince Edward Island , the son of Lottie and Harry Bonnell, he received his Doctor of Medicine from Dalhousie University in 1949. He practiced medicine in Murray River .
In 1951 , he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island representing the district of 4th Kings . A member of the Prince Edward Island Liberal Party , he was re-elected in 1955 , 1959 , 1962 , 1966 , and 1970 . He was the Minister of Health, Minister of Welfare, Minister Tourist Development, and Minister Responsible for Housing. His grandfather, Mark Bonnell , was also a member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island.
In 1971, he was appointed to the senate representing the senatorial division of Murray River, Prince Edward Island. A Liberal , he retired at the mandatory age of 75 in 1998. His brother John Bonnell succeeded him in a by-election as MLA for 4th Kings.
In 2001, he was awarded an honorary degree from the University of Prince Edward Island .
He died at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Charlottetown on October 9, 2006.[ 1]
Further reading
Hesta A. MacDonald (2004). Can I tell you a story? : the life of Honourable M. Lorne Bonnell, M.D.,C.M., LL.D . H. MacDonald. ISBN 0-9736548-0-5 .
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