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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New insight on a true straightforward British colonial governor during his posting to Nova Scotia 1811-1816 / by Elizabeth C. Snell. Halifax : Elizabeth Snell , 2005-. 1 v. : illustrations some copies; 29 cm.
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Read before the Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society. By Elizabeth C. Snell. May 2005. from last page.
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Journal and letters of Colonel Charles Lawrence : being a day by day account of the founding of Lunenburg, by the Officer in command of the project, transcribed from the Brown manuscript in the British Museum / introd. by D.C. Harvey. Lunenburg : Lunenburg Heritage Society, 1972. viii, 45 pages ; 26 cm.
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Transcribed from a photostatic copy of the Brown manuscripts in the British Museum--cf. Introduction.
Harvey, D. C. (Daniel Cobb), 1886-1966.
British Museum. Brown. Manuscript.
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The Loyalist governor : biography of Sir John Wentworth / Brian C. Cuthbertson. Halifax : Petheric Press, 1983. 174 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm.
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Includes index.
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The Dalhousie journals / edited by Marjory Whitelaw. Ottawa : Oberon Press, 1978-. 3 v. : illustrations ; 22 cm.
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The character and administration of Governor John Wentworth / Kathleen Elizabeth Stokes. Halifax : The Author, 1934. 204 pages ; 28 cm.
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Thesis M.A.--Dalhousie University, 1934.
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