Succeeded by Robert Irwin Role Lawyer | Name Walter Covert Nationality Canadian | |
Monarch George VEdward VIIIGeorge VI Governor General The Earl of BessboroughThe Lord Tweedsmuir Premier Gordon Sidney HarringtonAngus Lewis Macdonald Spouse(s) Mary Jane "Minnie" Covert (nee McColough) Died May 13, 1949, Dartmouth, Canada Political party Conservative Party of Canada | ||
Walter Harold Covert, (September 13, 1865 – May 13, 1949), was a corporate lawyer based in Nova Scotia, influential member of the Conservative Party and served as the 16th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia from 1931 to 1937.
As well as head of a large Halifax law firm, Covert served as president of Nova Scotia Light and Power.
He was the uncle and father-in-law of Frank Manning Covert.
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