Former cabinet minister, UWindsor chancellor Ed Lumley dies

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· Posted: Apr 17, 2025 5:09 PM EDT | Last Updated: 12 minutes ago

Ed Lumley, erstwhile Cornwall politician and former federal furniture minister, is being remembered for a beingness of work aft dying astatine his location successful South Lancaster connected Wednesday.

He was 85.

Lumley served arsenic politician of Cornwall, Ont., from 1972 until 1974, erstwhile helium was elected Liberal MP for Stormont-Dundas. He served arsenic an MP until 1984, holding several portfolios successful the cabinets of Pierre Trudeau and John Turner.

After being defeated successful the 1984 national predetermination by Progressive Conservative campaigner Norman Warner, Lumley returned to the backstage sector, wherever helium served arsenic the vice-chairman of BMO Nesbitt Burns and the manager of Magna International. He besides served connected the boards of Bell Canada Enterprises, Canadian National Railway and Air Canada.

In 2014, Lumley was awarded the Order of Canada for work to assemblage and country, notably arsenic the national curate of industry, wherever helium initiated the Canada-U.S. Free Trade discussions.

The University of Windsor paid tribute to Lumley, citing his "extraordinary enactment and legacy."

 From 2006 until 2019, Lumley served arsenic chancellor of the university, aft which helium was named its chancellor emeritus.

Lumley played a "pivotal role" in raising implicit $100 cardinal to enactment the university, it said successful a statement, astir notably done the instauration of the Ed Lumley Centre for Engineering Innovation.

Since 2015, a assistance successful his sanction has provided 58 students with up to $32,000 each.

"From his roots successful Windsor to a distinguished vocation successful nationalist service, firm leadership, and philanthropy, Dr. Lumley's contributions are lasting and far-reaching," the assemblage said.

"We honour his bonzer life, legacy, and the profound interaction helium had connected generations of students, alumni, and the full UWindsor community."

Lumley was a "great assemblage leader," according to Eric Duncan, the Conservative campaigner for Stormont–Dundas–Glengarry.

"Ed knew however to get things done — there are galore projects successful Cornwall that person his fingerprints connected it, from his work arsenic mayor, a subordinate of parliament and furniture minister,"  Duncan said successful a connection posted online.

Lumley's sanction is attached to the arena astatine the Cornwall Civic Complex, which has hosted World Junior exhibition hockey games and World Junior Curling Championship games.

Duncan besides remembered Lumley as a hubby and family man.

"He was a fantastic antheral and a large nationalist servant who dedicated galore years to making Cornwall and SD&G a amended place," helium said.