John Lang Nichol

John Lang Nichol, CC (born January 7, 1924) is a retired Canadian senator. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, he was president of the Liberal Party of Canada. He was appointed to the Senate in 1966 by Lester Pearson and resigned in 1973. He was Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Lester B. Pearson College. He is the founding Chairman of the Pacific Parkinson's Research Institute. In 1980, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 1996.