Margaret Rosamond Fawcett Norrie (16 October 1905 – 23 August 1983) was a Liberal party member of the

Senate of Canada The Senate of Canada (french: region=CA, Sénat du Canada) is the upper house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the House of Commons, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada. The Senate is modelled after the B ...

. She was born in Upper Sackville, New Brunswick, becoming a farmer and an assistant professor in biology. Norrie was appointed to the

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for the Colchester-Cumberland, Nova Scotia division on 27 April 1972 following nomination by Prime Minister

Pierre Trudeau Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau ( , ; October 18, 1919 – September 28, 2000), also referred to by his initials PET, was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 15th prime minister of Canada The prime mini ...

. She retired as a senator on 16 October 1980.

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