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| Aberdeen and Temair, John Campbell Gordon, 1st Marquess of |
| John Campbell Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, GOVERNOR GENERAL of Canada 1893-98 (b at Edinburgh, Scot 3 Aug 1847; d at Tarland, Scot 7 Mar 1934). John Campbell was educated at St Andrews University and University... |
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| Alexander, Harold Rupert Leofric George, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis |
| Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, army officer, governor general (b at London, Eng 10 Dec 1891; d at Slough, Eng 16 June 1969). The last British governor general of Canada (1946-52) was born... |
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| Athlone, Alexander Augustus Frederick William Alfred George Cambridge, Earl of |
| Alexander Augustus Frederick William Alfred George Cambridge, Earl of Athlone, soldier, governor general of Canada 1940-46 (b at Kensington Palace, London, Eng 14 Apr 1874; d at London 16 Jan 1957). Athlone was the second... |
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| Bessborough, Vere Brabazon Ponsonby, 9th Earl of |
| Vere Brabazon Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough, governor general of Canada 1931-35 (b at London, Eng 27 Oct 1880; d at Stansted, Eng 10 Mar 1956). He was the only prominent British businessman ever to be governor general, and... |
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| Buchan, John, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir |
| John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, author, governor general of Canada 1935-40 (b at Perth, Scot 26 Aug 1875; d at Montréal 11 Feb 1940). Buchan published 6 books of fiction, poetry and history while an Oxford... |
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