| Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
| Year: | 1957 |
| Number: | 15 - 0 |
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Nominee:
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| Name: | Lester B Pearson |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1897 |
| Year, Death: | 1972 |
| Profession: | Canadian statesman |
| Country: | CANADA (CA) |
| Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 1957 |
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| Motivation: | Lester Bowles Pearson was nominated for his effective contribution to the organization of a firm structure of peace an international organization. Pearson has been largely responsible for the growth of Canadas influence in world affairs, and has on several occasions played a leading role as mediator and negotiator in the crises which the United Nations has had to face.
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Nominator:
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| Name: | N.A.M MacKenzie |
| Gender: | M |
| Profession: | President Univers. of British Columbia, Member of the Court of Arbitration, Haag |
| University: | University of British Columbia |
| City: | Vancouver |
| Country: | CANADA (CA) |
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