Edward Chester Plow
| Edward Chester Plow | |
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| 22nd Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia | |
| In office January 15, 1958 – March 1, 1963 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General | Vincent Massey Georges Vanier |
| Premier | Robert Stanfield |
| Preceded by | Alistair Fraser |
| Succeeded by | Henry Poole MacKeen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 28, 1904 St. Albans, Vermont |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. 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.
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.
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- H16511 Dr. Richard Arthur Preston "Canada's RMC - A History of Royal Military College" Second Edition 1982
- H16511 Dr. Richard Preston "R.M.C. and Kingston: The effect of imperial and military influences on a Canadian community" 1968
- H1877 R. Guy C. Smith (editor) "As You Were! Ex-Cadets Remember". In 2 Volumes. Volume I: 1876-1918. Volume II: 1919-1984. Royal Military College. [Kingston]. The R.M.C. Club of Canada. 1984
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- Canadian generals
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- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
- Lieutenant Governors of Nova Scotia
- Deaths from lung cancer
- Royal Military College of Canada alumni
- Cancer deaths in Ontario
