Nelson Rattenbury (27 October 1907 – 27 May 1973) 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 ...

. He was born in

Charlottetown Charlottetown is the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, Charlottetown was an unincorporated town until it was incorporated as a city in ...

Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island (PEI; ) is one of the thirteen Provinces and territories of Canada, provinces and territories of Canada. It is the smallest province in terms of land area and population, but the most densely populated. The island has seve ...

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 Saint John is a seaport city of the Atlantic Ocean located on the Bay of Fundy in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. Saint John is the oldest incorporated city in Canada, established by royal charter on May 18, 1785, during the reign of Ki ...

. 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. He was appointed to the

Senate A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

for the Saint John, New Brunswick division on 14 February 1964 as nominated by Prime Minister

Lester B. Pearson Lester Bowles "Mike" Pearson (23 April 1897 – 27 December 1972) was a Canadian scholar, statesman, diplomat, and politician who served as the 14th prime minister of Canada from 1963 to 1968. Born in Newtonbrook, Ontario (now part of ...

. Rattenbury remained in that role until his death on 27 May 1973.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rattenbury, Nelson 1907 births 1973 deaths Businesspeople from Prince Edward Island Businesspeople from Saint John, New Brunswick Canadian senators from New Brunswick Liberal Party of Canada senators Politicians from Charlottetown