James Tunney (Canadian politician) explained

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.

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