Edward Chester Plow

Edward Chester Plow
22nd Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia
In office
January 15, 1958  March 1, 1963
Monarch Elizabeth II
Governor 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
St. Albans, Vermont
Died April 25, 1988(1988-04-25) (aged 83)
Brockville, Ontario
Awards C.B.E., D.S.O., C.D.
Military service
Allegiance Canada
Service/branch Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
Rank Major General
Commands 1st Canadian Corps

Edward Chester Plow, CBE DSO CD (September 28, 1904 April 25, 1988) was a Canadian soldier and the 22nd Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.

Education

Born in St. Albans, Vermont, he was educated at Lower Canada College and then entered the Royal Military College of Canada in 1921, student # 1649.

Career

He was commissioned in the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery in 1925. He served in Canada and England before World War II began. During World War II, he commanded the artillery of the 1st Canadian Corps. In 1944, he was promoted to Brigadier, Royal Artillery.

Flag of the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia - a Union Flag defaced with the Shield of Arms of Nova Scotia, surrounded by a chain of green maple leaves.
The residence of the Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia, in Halifax.

After the war, he was promoted to Major-General and became the commander of the Eastern Command in Halifax, Nova Scotia. In 1958, he was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia by Prime Minister John Diefenbaker[1] and served until 1963.

He died of lung cancer in Brockville, Ontario in 1988.

References

  1. The Canadian Press (December 14, 1957). "Maj.-Gen. E. C. Plow Named N.S. Governor". Ottawa Citizen. p. 10. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
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