James Robson Douglas
James Robson Douglas | |
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13th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia | |
In office January 12, 1925 – September 14, 1925 | |
Monarch | George V |
Governor General | The Viscount Byng of Vimy |
Premier | Ernest Howard Armstrong Edgar Nelson Rhodes |
Preceded by | MacCallum Grant |
Succeeded by | James Cranswick Tory |
Personal details | |
Born | Amherst, Nova Scotia | April 13, 1876
Died | July 27, 1934 Montreal, Quebec | (aged 58)
Nationality | Canadian |
Spouse(s) | Marion Genevieve Douglas (née Stevens) |
Occupation | acclaimed broker, property developer and businessman |
James Robson Douglas (1876-1934) was named the 13th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia effective January 21, 1925, succeeding MacCallum Grant.[1] He was born in Amherst, Nova Scotia, and was a broker by profession. Douglas resigned as lieutenant-governor on September 24, 1925, nine months into his term, and was replaced by James Tory.[2]
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Lieutenant Governor's Commission of Appointment, 1925. Appointing James Robson Douglas as Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.
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