Wallace Samuel Bird
Wallace Samuel Bird | |
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23rd Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick | |
In office January 31, 1968 – October 2, 1971 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Governor General | Roland Michener |
Premier | Louis Robichaud Richard Hatfield |
Preceded by | John B. McNair |
Succeeded by | Hédard Robichaud |
Personal details | |
Born | Marysville, New Brunswick, Canada | December 7, 1917
Died | October 2, 1971 | (aged 53)
Nationality | Canadian |
Wallace Samuel Bird (December 7, 1917 – 2 October 1971) was a Canadian businessman and the 23rd Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick since Canadian Confederation.
Born in Marysville, New Brunswick, the son of Charles Bird, he started working with his father in the construction industry after finishing high school. During World War II, he worked with the Saint John Drydock and Shipbuilding Company converting ships to be used in the war. After the war, he started working for Mussens Limited, a Canadian construction equipment firm where he would become Executive Vice-President. In 1968, he was appointed Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick and served until his death in 1971.
In 1941, he married Phyllis Mildred Bailey. They had four children: Richard, David, Nancy, and Michael.
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- 1917 births
- 1971 deaths
- 20th-century Canadian businesspeople
- Lieutenant Governors of New Brunswick
- People from York County, New Brunswick
- Viceroys in Canada stubs