Presiding by Desire : Nova Scotia's Popular Lieutenant Governor: Hon. MacCallum Grant / forward by Hon. Myra Freeman. Victoria, BC : Tellwell Talent, 2020. 472 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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This is the story of an ambitious boy from Loyal Hill, in the village of Summerville on the Avon River in Hants County, who became a respected figure in the business community. Hon. MacCallum Grant served as Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia from 1916 to 1925, the last Nova Scotian to be appointed to two full terms as the King's representative. He created a new standard for the occupants of the viceregal office, reaching out to minorities and utilizing his charm and humour to engage everyone he met. Presiding By Desire - Nova Scotia's Popular Lieutenant Governor: Hon. MacCallum Grant by Scott J. Burke chronicles Grant's activities as lieutenant governor, highlighting significant events during his eight years at Government House. His terms in office encompassed the First World War and the Halifax Explosion. He played host to famous visitors including the Prince of Wales, and travelled to Washington to meet a president at the White House. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Grant, MacCallum, 1845-1928
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Judgment delivered on the 14th December, 1852, by His Honor the master of the rolls in the cause of James Melvin, complainant, and Freeman Tupper and others, trustees under the will of James Goreham, late of Liverpool, N.S., deceased, defendants Nova Scotia : 1852. 16 pages ; 23 cm.
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Dick and Jack's adventures on Sable Island / by B. Freeman Ashley, author of Tan pile Jim, etc. Chicago : Laird & Lee, 1895. 312 pages, [4] pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 20 cm.
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Freeman Rafuse's observations / edited by Willa J. Kaizer. Nova Scotia : The Author, 1991. iv, 77 pages, port., illustrations; 28 cm.
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Laurillard-Lorillard / compiled by JoAnn Wright Freeman. Conroe, Texas : JoAnn Wright Freeman, 1987-. [56] pages; illustrations; genealogical tables; 28 cm.
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A Freeman line Calgary : 1982. ii, 149 pages; 28 cm.
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Life on the uplands / by J.D. Freeman. Toronto : William Briggs, 1906. 127 pages; 20 cm.
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