Robert Gordon Rogers

The Honourable
Robert Gordon Rogers
OC, OBC
24th Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia
In office
15 July 1983 – 9 September 1988
MonarchElizabeth II
Governors GeneralEdward Schreyer
Jeanne Sauvé
PremierBill Bennett
Bill Vander Zalm
Preceded byHenry Pybus Bell-Irving
Succeeded byDavid Lam
Personal details
Born(1919-08-19)August 19, 1919
Montreal, Quebec
DiedMay 21, 2010(2010-05-21) (aged 90)
Victoria, British Columbia
NationalityCanadian

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

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