This is a complete list of Canadian prime ministers by date of death.
John A. Macdonald and John Thompson were the only prime ministers to die in office. Four prime ministers have died outside of Canada; three in the United Kingdom and one in the United States.[citation needed] Richard Bennett is the only prime minister to be buried outside of Canada.[1]
Order of Death | Name | Date of
death |
Order of Office | Cause of death | Age at Death | Lifespan after leaving office | Place of death
Place of burial |
Image |
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1 | John A. Macdonald | June 6, 1891 | 1 | Stroke | 75 years, 330 days | 0 days | Ottawa, Ontario | |
2 | Alexander Mackenzie | April 17, 1892 | 2 | Stroke from a fall hitting his head | 70 years, 80 days | 13 years, 192 days | Toronto, Ontario | |
3 | John Abbott | October 30, 1893 | 3 | Brain cancer | 72 years, 232 days | 340 days | Montreal, Quebec
Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec |
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4 | John Thompson | December 12, 1894 | 4 | Heart attack | 49 years, 32 days | 0 days | Windsor Castle, England
Holy Cross Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia |
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5 | Charles Tupper | October 30, 1915 | 6 | Heart failure | 94 years, 120 days | 19 years, 186 days | Bexleyheath, Kent, England
St. John's Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia. |
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6 | Mackenzie Bowell | December 10, 1917 | 5 | Pneumonia | 93 years, 348 days | 21 years, 155 days | Belleville, Ontario Belleville Cemetery, Belleville, Ontario |
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7 | Wilfrid Laurier | February 17, 1919 | 7 | Stroke | 77 years, 89 days | 7 years, 134 days | Ottawa, Ontario
Notre Dame Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario |
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8 | Robert Borden | June 10, 1937 | 8 | Heart failure | 82 years, 349 days | 16 years, 335 days | Ottawa, Ontario
Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario |
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9 | R. B. Bennett | June 26, 1947 | 11 | Heart attack while taking a bath | 76 years, 358 days | 11 years, 246 days | Mickleham, England St. Michael's Churchyard, Mickleham, England |
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10 | W. L. Mackenzie King | July 22, 1950 | 10 | Pneumonia | 75 years, 217 days | 1 year, 249 days | Chelsea, Quebec Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto |
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11 | Arthur Meighen | August 5, 1960 | 9 | Heart failure | 86 years, 50 days | 33 years, 315 days | Toronto, Ontario
St. Marys Cemetery, St. Marys, Ontario |
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12 | Lester B. Pearson | December 27, 1972 | 14 | Cancer | 75 years, 248 days | 4 years, 251 days | Ottawa, Ontario
MacLaren Cemetery, Wakefield, Quebec |
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13 | Louis St. Laurent | July 25, 1973 | 12 | Heart failure | 91 years, 174 days | 16 years, 34 days | Quebec City, Quebec | |
14 | John Diefenbaker | August 16, 1979 | 13 | Heart attack | 83 years, 332 days | 16 years, 116 days | Ottawa, Ontario
Diefenbaker Centre, University of Saskatchewan |
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15 | Pierre Trudeau | September 28, 2000 | 15 | Parkinson's disease and prostate cancer | 80 years, 346 days | 16 years, 90 days | Montreal, Quebec | |
16 | John Turner | September 19, 2020[2][3] | 17 | 91 years, 104 days | 36 years, 2 days | Toronto, Ontario
Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto |
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17 | Brian Mulroney | February 29, 2024[4] | 18 | Complications following a fall and cardiac issues | 84 years, 346 days | 30 years, 249 days | Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.[5]
Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery, Montreal[6] |
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