Robert Gordon Rogers
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Robert Gordon Rogers | |
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| 24th Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia | |
| In office 15 July 1983 – 9 September 1988 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governors General | Edward Schreyer Jeanne Sauvé |
| Premier | Bill Bennett Bill Vander Zalm |
| Preceded by | Henry Pybus Bell-Irving |
| Succeeded by | David Lam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 19, 1919 Montreal, Quebec |
| Died | May 21, 2010 (aged 90) Victoria, British Columbia |
| Nationality | Canadian |
Robert Gordon Rogers, OC OBC (August 19, 1919 – May 21, 2010) was the 24th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia from 1983 to 1988.[1]
Born in Montreal, he was a graduate of the University of Toronto Schools, the University of Toronto, and the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston.[1] During the Second World War, he served with the 1st Hussars of the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps, landing on Juno Beach on D-Day in 1944.[2]
From 1991 to 1996, he served as Chancellor of the University of Victoria.[1]
In 1989, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.[3] In 1990, he was awarded the Order of British Columbia.[4]
Rogers died on May 21, 2010.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Robert Gordon Rogers". Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia. Archived from the original on 2011-06-14.
- ^ "Robert Gordon Rogers Obituary". Legacy.com. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- ^ "Order of Canada citation".
- ^ "Order of British Columbia citation".
- ^ "Statement from the Lieutenant Governor on the death of Robert Rogers". The Vancouver Sun. 22 May 2010. Archived from the original on 24 May 2010.
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