Ray Petten (June 1, 1897 – February 16, 1961) was one of Newfoundland's first Senators as one of three appointees made to 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 ...
on August 17, 1949.
A
customs broker and fish exporter's agent, he had been a supporter and chief fundraiser of
Joey Smallwood
Joseph Roberts Smallwood (December 24, 1900 – December 17, 1991) was a Newfoundlander and Canadian politician. He was the main force who brought the Dominion of Newfoundland into Canadian Confederation in 1949, becoming the first premier of ...
's
Newfoundland Confederate Association
The Confederate Association was a political party formed and led by Joey Smallwood and Gordon Bradley to advocate that the Dominion of Newfoundland join the Canadian Confederation. The party was formed on February 21, 1948 prior to the launch of t ...
which had campaigned for the former colony to join
Canadian confederation.
["Senator Urged Newfoundland Join Canada", ''Globe and Mail'', February 18, 1961]
In the 1950s he was treasurer of the
Newfoundland Liberal Party.
His son,
William Petten
William John Petten (January 28, 1923 – March 6, 1999) was a Canadian politician.
Born in St. John's, Newfoundland, he was the son of Ray Petten, chief fundraiser of Joey Smallwood's Newfoundland Confederate Association and subsequently ...
, was appointed to the Senate in 1968.
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1897 births
1961 deaths
Canadian senators from Newfoundland and Labrador
Liberal Party of Canada senators
Dominion of Newfoundland people
Customs brokers
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