Walter_Harold_Covert

Walter Harold Covert

Walter Harold Covert

Canadian politician

Walter Harold Covert (September 13, 1865 – May 13, 1949) was a corporate lawyer based in Nova Scotia, Canada. He was an influential member of the Conservative Party and served as the 16th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia[1] from 1931 to 1937.

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As well as being head of a large Halifax law firm, Covert served as president of Nova Scotia Light and Power.[1]

He was the uncle and father-in-law of Frank Manning Covert.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    The Thousandth Man: A Biography of James McGregor Stewart By Barry Cahill, Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History page 153
  2. [2]
    Fifty Years in the Practice of Law By Frank Manning Covert, Barry Cahill


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