Monarch Elizabeth II Nationality Canadian | Name Robert Rogers Succeeded by David Lam | |
Governor General Edward Schreyer
Jeanne Sauve Premier Bill Bennett
Bill Vander Zalm Preceded by Henry Pybus Bell-Irving Born August 19, 1919
Montreal, Quebec ( 1919-08-19 ) Died May 21, 2010, Victoria, Canada Education Royal Military College of Canada, University of Toronto Schools |
Robert Gordon Rogers, (August 19, 1919 – May 21, 2010), commonly known as Bob Rogers, was the 24th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia from 1983 to 1988.
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. 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.
From 1991 to 1996, he served as Chancellor of the University of Victoria.
In 1989, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 1990, he was awarded the Order of British Columbia.
Rogers died on May 21, 2010.
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