Nelson Rattenbury

Nelson Rattenbury
Member of the Senate of Canada for Saint John, New Brunswick division
In office
14 February 1964  27 May 1973
Personal details
Born (1907-10-27)27 October 1907
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Died 27 May 1973(1973-05-27) (aged 65)
Political party Liberal
Spouse(s) Phyllis Jane Blakeney
Residence Saint John, New Brunswick
Profession business executive

Nelson Rattenbury (27 October 1907 27 May 1973) was a Liberal party member of the Senate of Canada. He was born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island and became a business executive.

The son of John Morton Rattenbury and Jessie Margaret Henderson, he was educated in Charlottetown and became a manufacturer in Saint John, New Brunswick. Rattenbury was president of Northern Roofing and Metal Workers Ltd. Industrial Insulators Ltd. and D.A. Cummings Ltd. In 1963, he married Phyllis Jane Blakeney.[1]

He was appointed to the Senate for the Saint John, New Brunswick division on 14 February 1964 as nominated by Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson. Rattenbury remained in that role until his death on 27 May 1973.

References

  1. Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
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