David Ross Fitzpatrick (born February 4, 1933) was a Canadian Senator representing the Senatorial district of Okanagan-Similkameen,

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. Born in

Kelowna, British Columbia Kelowna ( ) is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. It serves as the head office of the Regional District of Central Okanagan. The name Kelowna derives from the Okanagan word ', ...

, Fitzpatrick received a Bachelor of Commerce and Business Administration degree from the

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in 1958, where he initiated into the

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fraternity. He did postgraduate studies in economics at the

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in 1962 and in business administration at

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from 1962 to 1963. A successful businessman, Fitzpatrick was appointed to the senate on the advice of

Jean Chrétien Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien (; born January 11, 1934) is a retired Canadian politician, statesman, and lawyer who served as the 20th prime minister of Canada from 1993 to 2003. He served as Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, leader of t ...

in March 1998. He sat as a Liberal. He reached the mandatory retirement age on February 4, 2008. His business interests are varied and include being the proprietor of CedarCreek Estate Winery, General Partner DRF & Associates, Chairman of Greata Ranch Development Corporation and Chairman of Channel Resources. Fitzpatrick was the founder and CEO of Viceroy Resource Corporation. In 2009, he was made a Member of the Order of British Columbia and an Officer of the

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in 2021.

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