Honorific-Prefix: | The Hon. |
James Francis "Jim" Tunney | |
Office: | Senator for Grafton, Ontario |
Term Start: | March 8, 2001 |
Term End: | June 16, 2002 |
Appointed: | Jean Chrétien |
Birth Date: | 16 June 1927 |
Birth Place: | Grafton, Ontario |
Death Place: | Cobourg, Ontario |
Spouse: | Gladys (nee Badgerow) |
Party: | Liberal |
James Francis "Jim" Tunney (June 16, 1927 - September 22, 2010) was a Canadian dairy farmer and senator.
Born in Grafton, Ontario, Tunney was a fourth generation farmer from Northumberland County, Ontario. He was a director of the Dairy Farmers of Canada for 18 years, a director of the Dairy Bureau of Canada for 8 years, and a director of the Ontario Milk Marketing Board for 12 years. For 16 years, he was a Trustee with the Peterborough, Victoria, Northumberland & Clarington District Separate School Board.
He was summoned to the Senate of Canada for the Ontario senatorial division of Grafton on the advice of Prime Minister Jean Chrétien in 2001. A Liberal, he served for 1 year and 3 months until his mandatory retirement at the age of 75 in 2002.