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Robert Gordon Rogers

Robert Gordon Rogers

Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia

Robert Gordon Rogers, OC OBC (August 19, 1919 – May 21, 2010) was the 24th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia from 1983 to 1988.[1]

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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

  1. [1]
    "Robert Gordon Rogers". Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia. Archived from the original on 2011-06-14.
  2. [2]
    "Robert Gordon Rogers Obituary". Legacy.com. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  3. [3]
    "Order of Canada citation".
  4. [4]
    "Order of British Columbia citation".
  5. [5]
    "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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