Later Life
In 1954 he retired from politics, but continued to play an important role in the creation of the Canada Council. He was just sixty-one when he died. At his death in 1960, The Montreal Gazette wrote that the Honourable Brooke Claxton “faced death … with unbreakable courage.” He astounded associates by working hard right to the end and “never relaxing his grip.”
He was honoured by the University of Saskatchewan with the degree of Doctor of Laws at its Golden Jubilee Convocation in 1959.
The Brooke Claxton Building in Ottawa, where the Department of Health is based, was named in his honour.
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