List of prime ministers of Canada by date of death

This is a complete list of Canadian prime ministers by date of death.

John A. Macdonald and John Thompson were the only prime ministers to die in office. Four prime ministers have died outside of Canada; three in the United Kingdom and one in the United States.[citation needed] Richard Bennett is the only prime minister to be buried outside of Canada.[1][2]

List

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Order of Death Name Date of death Order of Office Cause of death Age at Death Lifespan after office Place of death

Place of burial

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1 John A. Macdonald June 6, 1891 1 Stroke 75 years, 330 days 0 days Ottawa, Ontario

Cataraqui Cemetery, Kingston, Ontario

 
2 Alexander Mackenzie April 17, 1892 2 Stroke from a fall hitting his head 70 years, 80 days 13 years, 192 days Toronto, Ontario

Lakeview Cemetery Sarnia, Ontario

 
3 John Abbott October 30, 1893 3 Brain cancer 72 years, 232 days 340 days Montreal, Quebec

Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec

 
4 John Thompson December 12, 1894 4 Heart attack 49 years, 32 days 0 days Windsor Castle, England

Holy Cross Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia

 
5 Charles Tupper October 30, 1915 6 Heart failure 94 years, 120 days 19 years, 186 days Bexleyheath, Kent, England

St. John's Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

 
6 Mackenzie Bowell December 10, 1917 5 Pneumonia 93 years, 348 days 21 years, 155 days Belleville, Ontario

Belleville Cemetery, Belleville, Ontario

 
7 Wilfrid Laurier February 17, 1919 7 Stroke 77 years, 89 days 7 years, 134 days Ottawa, Ontario

Notre Dame Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario

 
8 Robert Borden June 10, 1937 8 Heart failure 82 years, 349 days 16 years, 335 days Ottawa, Ontario

Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario

 
9 R. B. Bennett June 26, 1947 11 Heart attack while taking a bath 76 years, 358 days 11 years, 246 days Mickleham, England

St. Michael's Churchyard, Mickleham, England

 
10 W. L. Mackenzie King July 22, 1950 10 Pneumonia 75 years, 217 days 1 year, 249 days Chelsea, Quebec

Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto

 
11 Arthur Meighen August 5, 1960 9 Heart failure 86 years, 50 days 33 years, 315 days Toronto, Ontario

St. Marys Cemetery, St. Marys, Ontario

 
12 Lester B. Pearson December 27, 1972 14 Cancer 75 years, 248 days 4 years, 251 days Ottawa, Ontario

MacLaren Cemetery, Wakefield, Quebec

 
13 Louis St. Laurent July 25, 1973 12 Heart failure 91 years, 174 days 16 years, 34 days Quebec City, Quebec

St. Thomas Aquinas Cemetery, Compton, Quebec

 
14 John Diefenbaker August 16, 1979 13 Heart attack 83 years, 332 days 16 years, 116 days Ottawa, Ontario

Diefenbaker Centre, University of Saskatchewan

 
15 Pierre Trudeau September 28, 2000 15 Parkinson's disease and prostate cancer 80 years, 346 days 16 years, 90 days Montreal, Quebec

St-Remi-de-Napierville Cemetery, Saint-Rémi, Quebec
(state funeral)

 
16 John Turner September 19, 2020[3][4] 17 Congestive heart failure[5] 91 years, 104 days 36 years, 2 days Toronto, Ontario

Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto[5]

 
17 Brian Mulroney February 29, 2024[6] 18 Complications following a fall and cardiac issues 84 years, 346 days 30 years, 249 days Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.[7]

Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery, Montreal[8]
(state funeral)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Former Prime Ministers and Their Grave Sites". Government of Canada. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada – Former Prime Ministers and Their Grave Sites – The Right Honourable Richard Bedford Bennett". Parks Canada. Government of Canada. 20 December 2010. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Former prime minister John Turner to be honoured with state funeral Oct. 6". Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  4. ^ Austen, Ian (October 2020). "John Turner, Briefly Its Leader but Long a Force in Canada, Dies at 91". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  5. ^ a b Paikin, Steve (2022). John Turner: An Intimate Biography of Canada's 17th Prime Minister. Toronto, Ontario: Sutherland House Books. pp. 284–295. ISBN 978-1-989555-83-5. OCLC 1313801194.
  6. ^ "Brian Mulroney, one of Canada's most consequential prime ministers, is dead at 84". CBC News. 29 February 2024. Archived from the original on 29 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  7. ^ Cowell, Alan (29 February 2024). "Brian Mulroney, Prime Minister Who Led Canada Into NAFTA, Dies at 84". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Recherche d'une personne défunte: Brian Mulroney (T01213)". Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery (in French). Montreal, Quebec. 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.