Appointed by Pierre Trudeau Rank Wing Commander Party Liberal Party of Canada Political party Liberal Name John Godfrey Resigned 1987 | Allegiance Canada Role Canadian Politician Years of service 1940 – 1945 Died March 8, 2001 Children John Godfrey | |
Born June 28, 1912
Port Credit, Ontario ( 1912-06-28 ) Committees Co-Chair, Standing Joint Committee on Regulations and other Statutory Instruments (1979 & 1980–1984) Education Royal Military College of Canada | ||
Service/branch Royal Canadian Air Force | ||
John Morrow Godfrey (June 28, 1912 – March 8, 2001) was a Canadian pilot, lawyer and politician.
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Education
Born in Port Credit, Ontario, he was educated at the Royal Military College of Canada in 1929 and at Osgoode Hall Law School.
Career
During World War II, he was a pilot and Wing Commander with the Royal Canadian Air Force in the United Kingdom and France. After the war, he was a named partner in the law firm of Campbell, Godfrey and Lewtas (now Fasken Martineau DuMoulin). He was a fundraiser for the Liberal Party of Canada.
In 1973, he was appointed to the Senate of Canada representing the senatorial division of Rosedale, Ontario. A Liberal, he retired on his 75th birthday in 1987.
Family
His son John Godfrey is a former Member of Parliament, cabinet minister, historian and economist.