Iva Campbell Fallis (June 23, 1883 – March 7, 1956) was the second female Canadian Senator.
Early life and family
Iva Campbell Fallis was born on a Northumberland County farm near Castledon, Ontario, on June 23, 1883. Fallis was the daughter of Jessie Stewart and Michael John Doyle, the warden of the county. She attended the Toronto Normal School and became a school teacher. In 1909, she married Howard Taylor Fallis in Colborne, Ontario.
Career
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Fallis' career began with her becoming a teacher in Bethany, ON, where she met Howard Taylor Fallis whom she would later marry in Colborne, ON in 1909. The pair farmed in Saskatchewan for several years until they moved to a farm near Peterborough, ON called Smith Township in 1917. It was around the time of them moving to Peterborough which marked the start of her political career. She resided there until her death in 1956.
In 1923, she became the first president of the Peterborough Conservative Women's Association. Fallis was a charter member (honorary) of Soroptimist International Peterborough (1945).She was vice president of the Ontario and Dominion Conservative Association and a key member of the campaign team that helped elect R.B. Bennett Prime Minister of Canada in 1930. She was appointed to the Senate by Bennett in 1935 and was the second female Senator after Cairine Wilson. She served until her death in 1956.