Archibald Hynd (Archie) Johnstone (June 12, 1924 – November 8, 2014) was a Canadian businessman and retired
Senator
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.
Born in
Burlington, Prince Edward Island Burlington is an unincorporated area located in Prince County in western Prince Edward Island just north-east of Kensington. It is the site of the Burlington Amusement Park (go-cart
A go-kart, also written as go-cart (often referred to as ...
, he was a crew member with the
Royal Canadian Air Force
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heavy bombing squadron during World War II.
He worked with his father to develop
Woodleigh Replicas
Woodleigh Replicas was a park of miniatures situated in the rural community of Burlington outside Kensington, Prince Edward Island
Kensington is a Canadian town located in Prince County, Prince Edward Island. It is northeast of the city ...
in Burlington and was president of the Prince Edward Island Federation of Agriculture and director of the Island Tourism Association.
In March 1998, he was summoned to the Senate on the recommendation of
Jean Chrétien
Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien (; born January 11, 1934) is a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 20th prime minister of Canada from 1993 to 2003.
Born and raised in Shawinigan Falls, Quebec, Chrétien is a law graduate from Uni ...
and represented the senatorial division of Prince Edward Island. He served, as a
Liberal
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** Liberalism by country
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, barely a year until his retirement on his 75th in 1999.
See also
*
Johnstone (surname) Johnstone is a surname. It is a variant of the similar surname Johnston which in most cases is a habitational surname derived from several places in Scotland.
Etymology
#The habitational surname ''Johnstone'' / ''Johnston'' is in most cases deriv ...
References
External links
Debates of the Senate, Volume 137, Issue 143*
1924 births
2014 deaths
Canadian military personnel of World War II
People from Prince County, Prince Edward Island
Canadian senators from Prince Edward Island
Liberal Party of Canada senators
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