A member of the Liberal Party of Canada, he ran unsuccessfully for the House of Commons of Canada in the riding of Cartier in the 1943 by-election, losing to Communist Party member Fred Rose (he also garnered more votes than future NDP leader, David Lewis). He was called to the senate in 1968 representing the senatorial division of Rigaud, Quebec. He retired in 1970.
lazarus, phillips, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, remain, unclear, because, lacks, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, 2016, learn, when, remove. This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations May 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Lazarus Phillips OBE QC October 10 1895 December 30 1986 was a Canadian lawyer and Senator The Hon Lazarus PhillipsSenator for Rigaud senate divisionIn office 1968 1970Appointed byLester B PearsonPreceded byVincent DupuisSucceeded byCarl GoldenbergPersonal detailsBorn 1895 10 10 October 10 1895Montreal Quebec CanadaDiedDecember 30 1986 1986 12 30 aged 91 Political partyLiberalBorn in Montreal Quebec he served with the Canadian Expeditionary Force in Siberia during World War I In 1918 he received a Bachelor of Civil Law from McGill University and was called to the Quebec Bar in 1920 A practicing lawyer he was a senior partner of the Montreal law firm Phillips and Vineberg now Davies Ward Phillips amp Vineberg A member of the Liberal Party of Canada he ran unsuccessfully for the House of Commons of Canada in the riding of Cartier in the 1943 by election losing to Communist Party member Fred Rose he also garnered more votes than future NDP leader David Lewis He was called to the senate in 1968 representing the senatorial division of Rigaud Quebec He retired in 1970 A prominent member of the Montreal Jewish community he was president of the school United Talmud Torahs of Montreal He was a director and vice president of the Royal Bank of Canada The Senator Lazarus Phillips Chair in General History in the Faculty of Jewish Studies at Bar Ilan University is named in his honour 1 References editLazarus Phillips fonds Library and Archives Canada External links editLazarus Phillips Parliament of Canada biography World War I personnel file Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lazarus Phillips amp oldid 1080589062, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
