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wing his retirement he lectured at carleton university in ottawa while writing his memoirs from 1970 to 1972 he was the first chairman of the board of governors of the international development research centre from 1969 until his death in 1972 he was chancellor of carleton university pearson had planned to write a three volume set of memoirs with the title mike the memoirs of the rt hon lester b pearson the first volume was published in 1972 the other two volumes were published posthumously in 1973 and 1975 but are tainted with the biases of their ghostwriters 48 49 50 illness and death edit pearson s gravestone in wakefield quebec in 1970 pearson underwent surgery to have his right eye removed to remove a tumour in that area 51 in november 1972 it was reported that he was admitted to the hospital for further unspecified treatment but the prognosis was poor he tried to write at this juncture the story of his prime ministerial career but his condition which was already precarious deteriorated rapidly by christmas eve 52 on 27 december 1972 it was announced that the cancer had spread to the liver and pearson had lapsed into a coma he died at 11 40 pm et on 27 december 1972 in his ottawa home 53 pearson is buried at maclaren cemetery in wakefield quebec 54 next to his close external affairs colleagues h h wrong and norman robertson honours and awards edit pearson s medals ribbon description notes order of merit om awarded on 28 may 1971 55 companion of the order of canada cc awarded on 28 june 1968 56 officer of the most excellent order of the british empire obe during the brief revival of imperial honours during the premiership of the right honourable richard bedford bennett between 1931 and 1935 1914 15 star as a member of the canadian armed forces british war medal as a member of the canadian armed forces victory medal united kingdom as a member of the canadian armed forces queen elizabeth ii coronation medal 1953 as a member of the queen s privy council for canada and an elected member of the house of commons of canada the then honourable lester b pearson p c o b e m p would be awarded the medal as a member of the canadian order of precedence 57 centennial anniversary of the confederation of canada medal 1967 as the prime minister of canada and an elected member of the house of commons of canada the right honourable lester b pearson would be awarded the medal as a member of the canadian order of precedence 57 elected a foreign honorary member of the american academy of arts and sciences in 1957 58 the canadian press named pearson newsmaker of the year nine times a record he held until his successor pierre trudeau surpassed it in 2000 he was also only one of two prime ministers to have received the honour both before and when prime minister the other being brian mulroney pearson was inducted into the canadian peace hall of fame in 2000 59 the pearson medal of peace first awarded in 1979 is an award given out annually by the united nations association in canada to recognize an individual canadian s contribution to international service a plaque placed by the ontario heritage trust is on the grounds of newtonbrook united church the successor congregation to the one that owned the manse 60 61 in a survey by canadian historians of the first 20 prime ministers through jean chrétien pearson ranked no 6 62 in a survey by canadian historians of the canadian prime ministers who served after world war ii pearson was ranked first by a landslide 1 order of canada citation edit pearson was appointed a companion of the order of canada on 28 june 1968 his citation reads 56 former prime minister of canada for his services to canada at home and abroad educational and academic institutions edit lester b pearson quote on the peacekeeping monument the lester b pearson united world college opened in 1974 as the second united world college near victoria british columbia 63 the pearson peacekeeping centre established in 1994 is an independent not for profit institution providing research and training on all aspects of peace operations the lester b pearson school board is the largest english language school board in quebec 64 the majority of the schools of the lester b pearson school board are located on the western half of the island of montreal while a few of its schools located off the island lester b pearson high school lists five so named schools in burlington calgary montreal ottawa and toronto there are lester b pearson elementary schools in ajax ontario aurora ontario brampton ontario london ontario saskatoon saskatchewan waterloo ontario and wesleyville newfoundland mike s place the graduate student pub at carleton university was named in 1973 in honour of lester b pearson with permission of his estate 65 the lester b pearson international student scholarship is the most prestigious scholarship for international students at the university of toronto it covers the tuition books incidental fees and full residence support 66 civic and civil infrastructure edit tribute plaque to lester bowles pearson toronto pearson international airport first opened in 1939 and renamed with its current name in 1984 is canada s busiest airport 67 the lester b pearson building completed in 1973 is the headquarters for the department of foreign affairs and international trade a tribute to his service as external affairs minister lester b pearson civic centre 68 in elliot lake ontario was heavily damaged in february 2019 69 lester b pearson garden for peace and understanding e j pratt library in the university of toronto completed in 2004 70 lester b pearson place completed in 2006 is a four storey affordable housing building in newtonbrook toronto near his place of birth and adjacent to newtonbrook united church 71 lester b pearson park in st catharines ontario 72 pearson avenue is located near highway 407 and yonge street in richmond hill ontario canada less than five miles from his place of birth pearson way is an arterial access road located in a new subdivision in milton ontario many ex prime ministers are being honoured in this growing community including prime ministers pierre trudeau and wilfrid laurier pearson plaza a mall being developed in elliot lake to replace the algo centre mall pearson park a playground built in 2013 in wesleyville newfoundland statue of pearson on parliament hill sports edit the award for the best national hockey league player as voted by members of the national hockey league players association nhlpa was known as the lester b pearson award from its inception in 1971 to 2010 when its name was changed to the ted lindsay award to honour one of the union s pioneers pearson was inducted into the sports hall of fame at the university of toronto in 1987 73 pearson was inducted into the canadian baseball hall of fame in 1983 74 the pearson cup was a baseball competition between the toronto blue jays and montreal expos pearson also served as expo s honorary club president from 1969 to 1972 honorary degrees edit lester b pearson canadian ambassador to the united states at university of toronto convocation 1945 honorary degrees location date school degree ontario 1945 university of toronto doctor of laws ll d 75 new york 1947 university of rochester doctor of laws ll d 76 ontario may 1948 mcmaster university doctor of laws ll d 77 maine 1 june 1951 bates college doctor of laws ll d 78 massachusetts 1953 harvard university doctor of laws ll d 79 new jersey 1956 princeton university doctor of laws ll d 80 british columbia 25 september 1958 university of british columbia doctor of laws ll d 81 82 indiana 9 june 1963 university of notre dame doctor of laws ll d 83 ontario 29 may 1964 university of western ontario doctor of laws ll d 84 newfoundland and labrador september 1964 memorial university of newfoundland doctor of laws ll d 85 ontario december 1964 waterloo lutheran university doctor of laws ll d 86 maryland 1964 johns hopkins university doctor of laws ll d 87 ontario 1965 laurentian university doctor of laws ll d 88 saskatchewan 17 may 1965 university of saskatchewan regina campus doctor of civil law dcl 89 quebec 28 may 1965 mcgill university doctor of laws ll d 90 ontario 1965 queen s university doctor of laws ll d 91 nova scotia 1967 dalhousie university doctor of laws ll d 92 alberta 29 march 1967 university of calgary 93 94 95 prince edward island 1967 prince of wales college 96 california 1967 university of california santa barbara ontario 1967 university of ottawa doctor of political science 97 ontario 22 may 1971 royal military college of canada doctor of laws ll d 98 new york columbia university england university of oxford doctor of civil law dcl this list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items may 2018 freedom of the city edit 1967 london 99 electoral record edit main article electoral history of lester b pearson bibliography edit see also list of books about prime ministers of canada archives lester b pearson fonds at library and archives canada works by pearson pearson published one memoir in his lifetime the other two were written after his death by ghostwriters and they lack the authenticity 50 48 pearson lester b 1972 mike the memoirs of the rt hon lester b pearson vol 1 university of toronto press pearson lester b munro john a inglis alexander i 1973 mike the memoirs of the rt hon lester b pearson 1948 1957 vol 2 university of toronto press mike the memoirs of the rt hon lester b pearson 1957 1968 vol 3 works about pearson bothwell r pearson 1978 canadian encyclopedia lester b pearson 2015 online english john shadow of heaven the life of lester pearson volume 1 1897 1948 1990 online free john english 2011 the worldly years vol 2 life of lester pearson 1949 1972 random house digital inc isbn 978 0 307 37539 1 ferguson will 1999 bastards and boneheads canada s glorious leaders past and present vancouver douglas mcintyre isbn 978 1 55054 737 5 oclc 44883908 pearson lester b fry michael g 1975 freedom and change essays in honour of lester b pearson toronto mcclelland stewart isbn 978 0 7710 3187 8 oclc 2692327 also oclc 463535217 and oclc 300360332 online free hillmer norman granatstein j l 1999 prime ministers ranking canada s leaders toronto harpercollins isbn 978 0 00 200027 7 oclc 41432030 also isbn 978 0 00 638563 9 hutchison bruce 1964 mr prime minister 1867 1964 don mills ont longmans canada oclc 5024890 also oclc 422290909 lester pearson s peacekeeping the truth may hurt by yves engler publication date feb 2012 pages 160 pearson geoffrey a h 1993 seize the day lester b pearson and crisis diplomacy ottawa carleton university press isbn 9780773573840 see also edit canada and the united nations canada and the vietnam war great canadian flag debate debate in canada from 1963 to 1964 over the design of a new national flag pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets landon pearson canadian politician author and children s rights advocate 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encyclopedia 1972 he attended many international conferences and was active in the u n from its inception and he signed the north atlantic treaty for canada in 1949 and represented his country at subsequent nato council meetings acting as the chairman in 1951 52 hamilton thomas j 13 march 1953 soviet veto blocks pearson u n boom romulo also fails the new york times p 1 selecting the un secretary general vetoes timing and regional rotation pdf security council report 20 september 2015 retrieved 30 december 2016 hutchison 1964 history of federal ridings since 1867 lop parl ca mojzes p b 2018 north american churches and the cold war wm b eerdmans publishing company p 42 isbn 978 1 4674 5057 7 pearson served in the department of external affairs he was later elected to parliament where he was appointed secretary of state for external affairs under prime minister louis st laurent hamilton thomas j 13 march 1953 soviet veto blocks pearson u n boom romulo also fails the new york times p 1 hamilton thomas j 20 march 1953 mme pandit loses in vote for lie post the new york times p 4 nobel peace prize 1957 lester bowles pearson norwegian nobel institute history canadian museum of 25 november 2016 pearson s nobel peace prize loaned to canadian museum of history www newswire ca retrieved 16 june 2021 english john 2006 citizen of the world the life of pierre elliott trudeau vol i 1919 1968 toronto alfred a knopf canada isbn 978 0 676 97521 5 oclc 670444001 pearson offered majority pittsburgh post gazette 13 april 1963 kay z 2010 the diplomacy of impartiality canada and israel 1958 1968 wilfrid laurier university press p 138 isbn 978 1 55458 283 9 canada year book 1974 statistics canada p 234 1 2 poverty in canada implications for health and quality of life by dennis raphael 2020 p 31 report of joint commission of prescription drug use appendix volume 3 part 2 by joint commission on prescription drug use 1980 p 5 family change and family policies in great britain canada new 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