Lois Wilson (minister)
Lois Wilson | |
|---|---|
| Moderator of the United Church of Canada | |
| In office 1980–1982 | |
| Preceded by | George M. Tuttle |
| Succeeded by | W. Clarke MacDonald |
| Senator from Toronto, Ontario | |
| In office 1998–2002 | |
| Chancellor of Lakehead University | |
| In office 1990–2000 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lois Miriam Freeman April 8, 1927 |
| Died | September 13, 2024 (aged 97) Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Party | Independent |
| Spouse |
Roy Wilson
(m. 1950; died 2005) |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | University of Winnipeg |
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Lois Miriam Wilson CC OOnt (née Freeman; April 8, 1927 – September 13, 2024) was a minister of the United Church of Canada who served as the first female Moderator of the United Church (1980–1982), the first woman president of the Canadian Council of Churches (1976–1979), and the first woman president of the World Council of Churches (1983–1991). Wilson also served in the Canadian Senate for four years (1998–2002).