John Buchan
The Lord Tweedsmuir | |
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| 15th Governor General of Canada | |
| In office 2 November 1935 – 11 February 1940 | |
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| Prime Minister | William Lyon Mackenzie King |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Bessborough |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Athlone |
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| Born | John Buchan 26 August 1875 Perth, Perthshire, Scotland |
| Died | 11 February 1940 (aged 64) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Scottish Unionist |
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| Children | Alice, John, William, Alastair |
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| Profession | Author |
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John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (1875-1940) was a British statesman and writer, today mostly remembered for his fine adventure stories.
Buchan was educated at the University of Glasgow and Oxford, and began to write and publish stories from his college days. He later qualified as a lawyer and went to South Africa to work there in a government (colonial) job. He later served in many countries as a representative of the British government and was later made Governor-General of Canada. In 1935 the British government honoured him by making him a lord. He died in Perthshire, Scotland, in 1940.
Some of his famous adventure thrillers include Prester John (1910), The Thirty Nine Steps (1915) and Greenmantle (1916). He also wrote some fine historical biographies like Montrose (1928) and Sir Walter Scott (1932).
Honours
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| Reference style | His Excellency the Right Honourable Son Excellence le très honorable |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency Votre Excellence |
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- Appointments
1 January 1932 – 11 February 1940: Companion of the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH)
23 May 1935 – 11 February 1940: Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (GCMG)
2 November 1935 – 11 February 1940: Chief Scout for Canada
: Honorary Fellow of Oxford University
- Medals
- Awards
1928: James Tait Black Memorial Prize
- Foreign honours
15 December 1918 – 11 February 1940: Knight of the Order of the Crown of Italy[1]
- Non-national honours
Honorary military appointments
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Honorary degrees
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1937: Harvard University, Doctor of Laws (LLD)[3]
Honorific eponyms
[change | change source]- Geographic locations
British Columbia: Tweedsmuir South Provincial Park
Ontario: Tweedsmuir Avenue, Ottawa
Manitoba: Tweedsmuir Place, Pinawa
Quebec: Buchan Street, Montreal
Saskatchewan: Tweedsmuir
- Schools
Alberta: Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School, Okotoks
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References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Material relating to John Buchan, first Lord Tweedsmuir (1875–1940)" (PDF). National Library of Scotland. ACC 12329. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Honorary Degree Recipients 1850 – 2008 (PDF). Toronto: University of Toronto. 30 June 2008. p. 8.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Galbraith, William (1989). "Fiftieth Anniversary of the 1939 Royal Visit". Canadian Parliamentary Review. 12 (3). Ottawa: Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ↑ "Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia > Tweedsmuir Peak". Mountain Equipment Co-op. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
- ↑ "Find a Walk > The John Buchan Way (Peebles to Broughton)". Walking Scotland. Archived from the original on 5 February 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
- ↑ "John Buchan Centre". John Buchan Society. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
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