Edward C. Plow | |
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 Plow in 1962 | |
| 22nd Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia | |
| In office January 15, 1958 – March 1, 1963 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governors General | Vincent Massey Georges Vanier |
| Premier | Robert Stanfield |
| Preceded by | Alistair Fraser |
| Succeeded by | Henry Poole MacKeen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1904-09-28)September 28, 1904 |
| Died | April 25, 1988(1988-04-25) (aged 83) |
| Awards | C.B.E. Distinguished Service Order Canadian Forces' Decoration |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Canada |
| Branch/service | Royal Canadian Horse Artillery |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands | 1st Canadian Corps |
Edward Chester PlowCBE DSO CD (September 28, 1904 – April 25, 1988) was a Canadian soldier who served as the 22ndLieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia from 1958 to 1963.
Born inSt. Albans, Vermont, Plow was educated atLower Canada College and then entered theRoyal Military College of Canada in 1921, student # 1649.
Plow was commissioned into the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery in 1929 and served during the Second World War. After the war, he rose through senior command positions, eventually serving as General Officer Commanding Eastern Command from 1950 until 1958.[1]
Plow was named lieutenant governor in December 1957 and was sworn in the following month, serving from 1958 to 1963.[2][3] During his tenure he performed the usual vice-regal duties, including opening sessions of the legislature; the Nova Scotia Archives holds a 1962 photograph showing Plow reading the Speech from the Throne.[4] In July–August 1959, Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh visited Nova Scotia; archival summaries note events in Halifax-Dartmouth that included a state dinner and presentations at the Garrison Grounds during the vice-regal period.[5]
Plow died of lung cancer in Brockville, Ontario, on April 25, 1988.[6]
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Maj.-Gen. Edward Chester Plow, CBE, DSO, CD, former lieutenant-governor of Nova Scotia, died of lung cancer in Brockville, Ont., today. He was 83.
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