Declined Senate Appointments
Only three people have ever declined a Senate appointment, two from New Brunswick and one from Quebec.
| Name | Party | Date appointed | Appointed by | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Todd | Conservative | 01867-10-23October 23, 1867 | Royal Proclamation | |
| Edward Chandler | Liberal-Conservative | 01867-10-23October 23, 1867 | Royal Proclamation |
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Famous quotes containing the words declined, senate and/or appointments:
“He asked me whether I would not go with him to his house; I declined it, from an apprehension that my spirits would sink. We bade adieu to each other affectionately in the carriage. When he had got down upon the foot-pavement, he called out, “Fare you well;” and without looking back, sprung away with a kind of pathetick briskness, if I may use that expression, which seemed to indicate a struggle to conceal uneasiness, and impressed me with a foreboding of our long, long separation.”
—James Boswell (1740–1795)
“We have been here over forty years, a longer period than the children of Israel wandered through the wilderness, coming to this Capitol pleading for this recognition of the principle that the Government derives its just powers from the consent of the governed. Mr. Chairman, we ask that you report our resolution favorably if you can but unfavorably if you must; that you report one way or the other, so that the Senate may have the chance to consider it.”
—Anna Howard Shaw (1847–1919)
“All appointments hurt. Five friends are made cold or hostile for every appointment; no new friends are made. All patronage is perilous to men of real ability or merit. It aids only those who lack other claims to public support.”
—Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822–1893)