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Children of the Prime Ministers of Canada

This is a list of children of the Prime Ministers of Canada. Seventeen out of Canada's twenty-two prime ministers are acknowledged to have fathered children, not including Wilfrid Laurier who was alleged to have fathered two illegitimate children with Émilie Lavergne or John Diefenbaker who was also alleged to have fathered two illegitimate children.

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Kim Campbell, Canada's only female Prime Minister did not have any children of her own, but was a stepmother to Pamela, Judy, and Miriam Divinsky, her first husband Nathan Divinsky's daughters. Although she and Divinsky divorced in 1983, her stepdaughter Pamela assisted on Campbell's campaign bus during the 1993 election.

William Lyon Mackenzie King and Richard B. Bennett were both bachelors. Wilfrid Laurier and Robert L. Borden were married, but had no children.

Sir John A. Macdonald

  1. John Alexander Macdonald (1847–1848)
  2. Hugh John Macdonald (1850–1929) - Tory MP for Winnipeg South
  3. Margaret Mary Theodora Macdonald (1869–1933)

Note: John and Hugh's mother was Macdonald's first wife, Isabella Clark (1809–1857). Margaret's mother was Susan Agnes Bernard, Macdonald's wife during his term as Prime Minister.

Alexander Mackenzie

  1. Mary Mackenzie (b. June 25, 1846; d. May 29, 1847)
  2. Mary Mackenzie (b. August 25, 1848; d. May 9, 1920)
  3. William Mackenzie (b. April 3, 1850; d. August 29, 1850)

Note: The mother of all three children was Helen Neil (21 October 1826-January 4, 1852). Mackenzie had no children with Jane Sym, his wife during his term as Prime Minister.

Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott

  1. Frances Maria (Frankie) Abbott (b. June 17, 1850 – d. 1925)
  2. John Betham (Jack) Abbott (b. December 23, 1852 – d. 1930) - lawyer
  3. William Hamilton Abbott (1853–1930) - leading manufacturer
  4. Mary Isabella (Minnie) Abbott (b. July 18, 1855 – d. 1932)
  5. Henry (Harry) Abbott (b. October 5, 1857 – d. March 5, 1898) - lawyer
  6. Charles Alfred Abbott (1859–1859)
  7. Alice Elizabeth Abbott (1861–1945)
  8. Arthur Edward Abbott (1865–1944) - leading manufacturer
  9. Harriet Abbott (1867–1955)

Sir John Sparrow David Thompson

  1. unknown name (died at birth, September 3, 1871)
  2. John Thomas Connolly Thompson (1872–1952)
  3. Joseph Thompson (1874–1935)
  4. Mary Aloysia (Babe) Thompson (1876–1917)
  5. Mary Helena Thompson (1878–1944)
  6. Annie Mary Thompson (1879–1880)
  7. unknown name (died at birth, December 7, 1880)
  8. Frances Alice (Frankie) Thompson (1881–1947)
  9. David Anthony Thompson (1883–1885)

Sir Mackenzie Bowell

  1. Charles James Bowell, (1867-?)
  2. Evalyn Margaret Bowell
  3. John Moore Bowell
  4. Alice Maude Bowell (Lived for two weeks)
  5. George Mackenzie Bowell (Lived for three months)
  6. Louisa Mahamah Bowell (1848–1919)
  7. Caroline Bowell (1850–1939)
  8. Elizabeth Nancy Bowell (1852–1854)
  9. Anna Mary Bowell (1856–1861)

Sir Charles Tupper

  1. Emma Tupper (b. 1847)
  2. Elizabeth Stewart (Lilly) Tupper (April–November 1849)
  3. James Stewart Tupper (1851–1915) - lawyer
  4. Sir Charles Hibbert Tupper (1855–1927) - Tory MP for Pictou
  5. Sophy Almon Tupper (1858–1863)
  6. William Johnston Tupper (1862–1947) - Manitoba MLA for Winnipeg

Arthur Meighen

  1. Theodore Roosevelt Meighen (1905–1979) - lawyer and philanthropist
  2. Maxwell Charles Gordon Meighen (1908–1992) - corporate executive
  3. Lillian Meighen (1910–1993) - philanthropist

Louis St. Laurent

  1. Marthe St. Laurent (b. 1909)
  2. Renault St. Laurent (1910–1977) - lawyer
  3. Jean-Paul St. Laurent (1912–1986) - Liberal MP for Témiscouata
  4. Thérèse St. Laurent (b. 1915)
  5. Madeleine St. Laurent (1917–2002)

John Diefenbaker

  1. Carolyn Diefenbaker (1934–2010, stepdaughter)

Lester Bowles Pearson

  1. Geoffrey Pearson (1927 – 2008) - diplomat
  2. Patricia Lillian Pearson (b. 1929)

Pierre Elliott Trudeau

  1. Justin Trudeau (b. 1971) - Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and Liberal MP for Papineau, 23rd Prime Minister of Canada since 2015.
  2. Alexandre "Sacha" Trudeau (b. 1973) - reporter and documentary filmmaker
  3. Michel Trudeau (1975–1998)
  4. Sarah Coyne (b. 1991) with Deborah Coyne

Joe Clark

  1. Catherine Jane Clark (b. 1976) - broadcaster

John Turner

  1. Elizabeth Turner (b. 1964)
  2. Michael Turner (b. 1965)
  3. David James Turner (b. 1968)
  4. Andrew Turner (b. 1971)

Brian Mulroney

  1. Caroline Mulroney (b. 1974) - Lawyer, consultant and academic administrator
  2. Benedict Mulroney (b. 1976) - TV host
  3. Robert "Mark" Mulroney (b. 1979) - Managing Director, Head of Equity Capital Markets, National Bank of Canada
  4. Nicolas Mulroney (b. 1985) - Associate, CIBC Capital Markets

Jean Chrétien

  1. France Chrétien (b. 1958) - lawyer and businesswoman
  2. Hubert Chrétien (b. 1965)
  3. Michel Chrétien (b. 1968, adopted)

Paul Martin

  1. Paul William Martin (b. 1966)
  2. James Robert Martin (b. 1969)
  3. David Patrick Martin (b. 1974)

Stephen Harper

  1. Benjamin Harper (b. 1996)
  2. Rachel Harper (b. 1999)

Justin Trudeau

  1. Xavier James Trudeau (b. 2007)
  2. Ella-Grace Margaret Trudeau (b. 2009)
  3. Hadrien Grégoire Trudeau (b. 2014)

Sir John A. Macdonald

  • Isabella Mary "Daisy" Macdonald (1877–1959) (Hugh John, first marriage with Jean King Macdonald)
  • John Alexander "Jack" Macdonald (1885–1905) - soldier (Hugh John, second marriage with Agnes Gertrude Vankoughnet)

    • Alexander Mackenzie

  • Helen Thompson (January 26, 1875 - August 12, 1951) (Mary)
  • Alexander Mackenzie Thompson (June 24, 1881 - December 29, 1957) - professor (Mary)
  • Robert Fleming Thompson (October 15, 1888 - August 5, 1951) - Presbyterian Minister (Mary)

    • Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott

  • William Hamilton Abbott (William)
  • Isabella Mary Abbott (b. January 2, 1905 – d. 1955) (Arthur) - artist
  • Elizabeth Abbott (Arthur)
  • Arthur Abbott (Arthur)

    • Sir Mackenzie Bowell

  • James Whiteford Jamieson (1869–1951) (Louise)
  • John Lander Jamieson (1870–1892) (Louise)
  • Lucy Louisa Holton (1874 - 1???) (Caroline)
  • Mackenzie Bowell Jamieson (1875–1903) (Louise)
  • Henry Lovell Jamieson (1877–1878) (Louise)
  • Charles Mackenzie Holton (1878 - 1???) (Caroline)
  • Harriet Louisa Jameison (1882–1886) (Louise)
  • George Harold Holton (1885 - ????) (Caroline)
  • Douglas Holton (1888 - ????) (Caroline)
  • Evalyn Mary McCarthy (b. 1892) (Evalyn)
  • Mackenzie Bowell (John)
  • Jean Bowell (John)

    • Sir Charles Tupper

  • Marie Stewart Tupper (James Stewart, first marriage with Marie W. Robertson)
  • Charles Stewart Tupper (James Stewart, second marriage with Ada Campbell Galt)
  • Jessie Champbell Tupper (James Stewart)
  • Frances Tupper (James Stewart)
  • Charles William Tupper (1884–1960) (William Johnston)
  • 1 grandson (William Johnston)
  • 2 granddaughters (William Johnston)

    • Arthur Meighen

  • Michael Meighen (b. 1939) - senator and lawyer (Theodore)
  • Priscilla Wright (Lillian)

    • Louis St. Laurent

  • Louis S. St. Laurent II (b. 1938) - lawyer (Jean-Paul)
  • Thérèse Samson (Marthe)
  • Helene St. Laurent (Jean-Paul)
  • Francine St. Laurent (Jean-Paul)
  • Louise Mignault (Thérèse)
  • Marie St. Laurent (Jean-Paul)
  • Michael Stephan O'Donnell (Madeleine)
  • 6 grandchildren

    • Lester B. Pearson

  • Hilary M. Pearson - civil servant (Geoffrey)
  • Katherine Alice Pearson (1955–2008) - community builder (Geoffrey)
  • Anne M. Pearson - professor (b. 1957) (Geoffrey)
  • Michael Pearson - diplomat (Geoffrey)
  • Patricia Pearson (b. 1964) - journalist (Geoffrey)

    • Pierre Elliot Trudeau

  • Pierre-Emmanuel Trudeau (b. 2006) (Sacha)
  • Xavier James Trudeau (b. 2007) (Justin)
  • Gala Simone Trudeau (b. 2008) (Sacha)
  • Ella-Grace Margaret Trudeau (b. 2009) (Justin)
  • Ariane Lea Trudeau (b.2011) (Sacha)
  • Hadrian Grégoire Trudeau (b. 2014) (Justin)

    • Joe Clark

  • Alexandra Charmaine Maureen Schella (b. 2006) (Catherine)
  • Charles Roger Dennis Schella (b. 2009) (Catherine)

    • Brian Mulroney

  • Lewis H. Lapham III (b. 2004) (Caroline)
  • Pierce Lapham (twin) (b. 2006) (Caroline)
  • Elizabeth Theodora Lapham (twin) (b. 2006) (Caroline)
  • Miranda Brooke Lapham (b. 2008) (Caroline)
  • Brian Gerald Alexander Mulroney (twin) (b. 2010) (Ben)
  • John Benedict Dimitri Mulroney (twin) (b. 2010) (Ben)
  • Maximilian Brian Mulroney (b. 2010) (Robert Mark)
  • Dylan James Heribert Mulroney (b. 2011) (Robert Mark)
  • Ronan Milo Mulroney (b. 2013) (Robert Mark)
  • Isabel Veronica Mulroney (b. 2013) (Ben)
  • Victoria Mulroney (b.2015) (Nicolas)
  • Mila Philippa Mulroney (b. 2016) (Robert Mark)

    • Jean Chrétien

    1. - 4 grandchildren - from France Chrétien

    Paul Martin

  • Ethan Martin (b. 2006) (David)
  • Liam Martin (David)
  • Finn Martin (David)
  • Sienna Martin
  • Lara Martin

    • References

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