Lincoln Alexander
Canadian politician
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Lincoln MacCauley Alexander, PC CC OOnt CD QC (21 Januar 1922 – 19 October 2012), served as the 24t Lieutenant Govrenor o Ontario, Canadae frae 1985 tae 1991. Alexander wis an aa a Govrenor o the Canadian Unity Cooncil.
Born in Toronto, Ontario, tae Wast Indian immigrants, Lincoln Alexander first distinguisht hissel in the Ryal Canadian Air Force durin the Seicont Warld War. He graduatit fae Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto in 1953.[1]
In 1968, he wis electit tae the Canadian Hoose o Commons as the Hamilton Wast representative for the Progressive Conservative Pairty o Canadae, becomin Canadae's first black Member o Pairlament.[2] He held the seat for fower successive elections.
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- ↑ York University "York University's Osgoode Hall Law School Alumni Association honours three outstanding members of the legal profession" Check
|url=value (help) (in Inglis). York University. 3 Apryle 1997. Retrieved 1 Apryle 2008. - ↑ Lincoln Alexander, Canada's 1st black MP, dies Archived 2012-10-22 at the Wayback Machine, CBC News, 19/10/2012. Retrieved 19/10/2012. (in Inglis)
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(in Inglis)
- Lincoln Alexander – Pairlament o Canadae biografie
- Description of Lincoln M. Alexander Award Archived 2009-06-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Short interview after book launch
- Biography of his career with the Royal Canadian Air Force Archived 2006-05-14 at the Wayback Machine
- Autobiography Archived 2015-10-23 at the Wayback Machine
| Academic offices | ||
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| Precedit bi Edmund Bovey |
Chancellor o the Varsity o Guelph 1991-Juin 2007 |
Succeedit bi Pamela Wallin |
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