Peter Heenan

The Honourable
Peter Heenan
PC
MPP for Kenora
In office
October 20, 1919 – October 18, 1926
Preceded byHarold Machin
Succeeded byJoseph Earngey
Member of Parliament for Kenora—Rainy River
In office
October 29, 1925 – July 3, 1934
Preceded byNew riding
Succeeded byHugh Bathgate McKinnon
MPP for Kenora
In office
August 7, 1934 – June 30, 1943
Preceded byEarl Hutchinson
Succeeded byWilliam Manson Docker
Minister of Labour for Canada
In office
September 25, 1926 – August 7, 1930
Preceded byGeorge Burpee Jones
Succeeded byGideon Decker Robertson
Minister of Lands and Forests for Ontario
In office
July 10, 1934 – May 27, 1941
Preceded byWilliam Finlayson
Succeeded byNorman Otto Hipel
Minister of Labour for Ontario
In office
June 14, 1938 – September 2, 1938
Preceded byMorrison Mann MacBride
Succeeded byNorman Otto Hipel
Minister of Labour for Ontario
In office
May 27, 1941 – August 17, 1943
Preceded byNorman Otto Hipel
Succeeded byCharles Daley
Personal details
Born(1875-02-19)February 19, 1875
Tullaree, near Newcastle, County Down, Ireland
DiedMay 12, 1948(1948-05-12) (aged 73)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Political partyLabour Party of Canada (to 1926)
Liberal Party of Canada
Ontario Liberal Party
SpouseAnnie Fawcett
ProfessionCoal miner, diver, locomotive engineer, union leader

Peter Heenan, PC (February 19, 1875 – May 12, 1948) was a Canadian union leader and politician, and also served as a cabinet minister at the federal and provincial levels.

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