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)
“I think the Senate ought to realize that I have to have about me those in whom I have confidence; and unless they find a real blemish on a man, I do not think they ought to make partisan politics out of appointments to the Cabinet.”
—Calvin Coolidge (1872–1933)
“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)