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Eileen Rossiter

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The Hon.
Eileen Rossiter
Senator for Prince Edward Island
In office
1986–2004
Appointed byBrian Mulroney
Personal details
Born(1929-07-14)July 14, 1929
Souris, Prince Edward Island
DiedJanuary 20, 2007(2007-01-20) (aged 77)
Political partyProgressive Conservative (1986-2004)
Conservative (2004)
RelationsJames Joseph Hughes, grandfather
CommitteesChair, Standing Committee on Fisheries (1991-1996)

Eileen Rossiter, (née Hughes) (July 14, 1929 – January 20, 2007) was a Canadian politician. She was the second Prince Edward Island woman appointed to Senate of Canada (the first was Florence Elsie Inman).

Born in Souris, Prince Edward Island, she was a realtor before being appointed to the Senate in 1986 representing the senatorial division of Prince Edward Island. She sat as a Progressive Conservative and later a Conservative. She retired on her 75th birthday in 2004.

She married Linus J. Rossiter in 1952. They had six children: Philip, Leonard, Kevin, Patricia, Colleen, and Mary.

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