Robert Gordon Rogers

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The Honourable

Robert Gordon Rogers

OC, OBC
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24th Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia
In office
15 July 1983 – 9 September 1988
MonarchElizabeth II
Governor 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), commonly known as Bob Rogers, 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. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Robert Gordon Rogers". Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia. Archived from the original on 2011-06-14.
  2. ^ "Robert Gordon Rogers Obituary". 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.
Order of precedence
Preceded by
Lance Finch, Chief Justice of British Columbia 		Order of precedence in British Columbia
as of 2008 		Succeeded by
David Lam


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