Canada’s fourth post-Confederation Governor General took office on this date in 1878. In Canada, they were to play roles in the earliest years of the Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts and the National Gallery of Canada. Waite wrote that Lorne has not received a fair shake before history. “He loved Canada and was an excellent publicist for the new dominion just when it needed such promotion,” Waite argued. Lorne has been underrated as a governor general: few have wrought better than he.”You can read more about this past Governor General at his entry in the Dictionary of Canadian Biography at this link.

Source: CBC News November 25, 2022 10:38 UTC