Maryon Pearson

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Maryon Pearson was a Canadian political spouse and noted wit, best known as the wife of former Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadian
human
political spouse
associatedWith Liberal Party of Canada
citizenshipStatus natural-born Canadian citizen
countryOfCitizenship Canada
familyName Pearson
fieldOfActivity political circles
public life
genreOfHumor witty one-liners
givenName Maryon
hasGender female
hasRelative Lester B. Pearson
languageSpoken English
maritalStatus married
notableFor public appearances during Lester B. Pearson’s premiership
role as spouse of Canadian Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson
witty remarks
notableQuote Behind every successful man there stands a surprised woman.
Behind every successful man you’ll find a woman – and a surprised mother-in-law.
positionHeld Spouse of the Prime Minister of Canada
residence Ottawa
Toronto
socialRole political hostess
public figure in Canadian politics
spouse Lester B. Pearson
Maryon Pearson
spouseOfOfficeHolder Prime Minister of Canada
spouseWas 14th Prime Minister of Canada

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Lester B. Pearson
Lester B. Pearson
spouse
Maryon Pearson ("Maryon")
givenName

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