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Lester B. Pearson

Maclaren Cemetery is a small cemetery in the town of Wakefield, Quebec and the final resting place for Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson. Established near the 1870s, the cemetery is located in the clearing below the hills bordering the Gatineau River and is the resting place for Scottish settlers in the area.

Other buried here include:

  • David Maclaren - settler and namesake of the cemetery
  • Hume Wrong - diplomat and friend of Pearson and Robertson
  • Norman Robertson - diplomat and friend of Pearson and Wrong
  • Beverley McDonald - Artist
  • Laurier LaPierre - Canadian Senator, author, journalist, activist and academic.
  • Malak Karsh - Canadian photographer

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    Maclaren Cemetery Wikipedia
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