Joseph Albert Sullivan

Joseph "Joe" Albert Taylor Sullivan (January 8, 1901 – September 30, 1988) was a Canadian Olympic ice hockey player, physician, surgeon, and Canadian senator.

The Hon.

Joseph Albert Sullivan
Senator for North York, Ontario
In office
1957–1985
Appointed byJohn Diefenbaker
Personal details
BornJanuary 8, 1901
Toronto, Ontario
DiedSeptember 30, 1988(1988-09-30) (aged 87)
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Olympic medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing  Canada
1928 St. MoritzTeam competition

Born in Toronto, Ontario, he graduated from the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine in 1926. At the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, he was the goaltender on the Canadian Gold medal ice hockey team and did not allow a goal in the three-game round-robin. His brother, Frank, was also on the team.

In 1930, he started his medical practice, specializing in otolaryngology. During World War II, he served as an consultant in Otolaryngology with the honorary rank of Wing Commander in the Royal Canadian Air Force. After the war, he became an associate professor at the University of Toronto.

One of his patients was the Prime Minister of Canada, John Diefenbaker. In 1957, he was appointed to the Senate of Canada by Diefenbaker, representing the senatorial division of North York, Ontario. A Progressive Conservative, he resigned in 1985.

Sullivan enjoyed his summers for many years on Lake Temagami north of North Bay, Ontario.

In 1988, he was inducted into the University of Toronto Sports Hall of Fame. The Senator Joseph A. Sullivan Trophy, named in his honour, is presented annually to the outstanding hockey player in Canadian Interuniversity Sport. A Roman Catholic, Sullivan was a papal Knight of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre and a papal Knight Commander of Order of St. Gregory the Great with distinction. He was also a member of the Order of Canada.

References
  • "U of T Sports Hall of Fame List". Archived from the original on 2010-05-28.
  • "Dr. Joseph Sullivan Hearing specialist was senator, hockey star". The Globe and Mail. October 3, 1988.
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