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Pietro Rizzuto

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Pietro Rizzuto

Birth
Cattolica Eraclea, Provincia di Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy
Death
3 Aug 1997 (aged 63)
Montreal, Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada
Burial
Montreal, Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada Add to Map
Plot
Section "T", #3000
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Politician. He received recognition as a Canadian politician, who was the first Canadian of Italian origin to be appointed to the Senate. He was born on March 18, 1934 in Cattolica Eraclea, Italy. After having immigrated to Canada at age 20, he became a wealthy businessman in Québec, a distinguished leader of the Italian community in Montréal and a prominent organizer for the Liberal Party of Canada. On December 23, 1976, he was appointed to the Senate for the division of Repentigny. He died August 3, 1997 while in office.

Politician. He received recognition as a Canadian politician, who was the first Canadian of Italian origin to be appointed to the Senate. He was born on March 18, 1934 in Cattolica Eraclea, Italy. After having immigrated to Canada at age 20, he became a wealthy businessman in Québec, a distinguished leader of the Italian community in Montréal and a prominent organizer for the Liberal Party of Canada. On December 23, 1976, he was appointed to the Senate for the division of Repentigny. He died August 3, 1997 while in office.

Bio by: Guy Gagnon

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Guy Gagnon
  • Added: Apr 30, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7402523/pietro-rizzuto: accessed ), memorial page for Pietro Rizzuto (18 Mar 1934–3 Aug 1997), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7402523, citing Cimetière Notre-Dame-des-Neiges, Montreal, Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada; Maintained by Find a Grave.