About Eileen Rossiter
Lived 1929 – 2007 (aged 77). Eileen Rossiter was a Canadian politician and real estate agent.
Eileen Rossiter, (née Hughes) (July 14, 1929 – January 20, 2007) was a Canadian politician. She was the second Prince Edward Island woman appointed to Senate of Canada (the first was Florence Elsie Inman).
Born in Souris, Prince Edward Island, she was a realtor before being appointed to the Senate in 1986 representing the senatorial division of Prince Edward Island. She sat as a Progressive Conservative and later a Conservative. She retired on her 75th birthday in 2004.
She married Linus J. Rossiter in 1952. They had six children: Philip, Leonard, Kevin, Patricia, Colleen, and Mary.
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Who was Eileen Rossiter?
Canadian politician (1929–2007)
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Eileen Rossiter was born on 14 July 1929 in Souris.
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Eileen Rossiter died on 20 January 2007.
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Eileen Rossiter was a politician and real estate agent.
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Eileen Rossiter was Canadian.
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