Alan Rockwell Abraham (1 February 1931 – 2 October 2020) was the 27th

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Career

Abraham, an engineering graduate from Saint Mary's University was involved in federal politics and helped with the organization of Prime Minister

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's tours of the

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. In 1983,

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, on the advice of Prime Minister Trudeau, appointed Abraham Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia. Abraham was the second youngest appointee as Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia since Confederation at the time of his appointment. He was then age 53; one of his predecessors, Hon. James Robson Douglas of Amherst, was 49 when he was appointed in 1925. Abraham died in 2020 at the age of 89.

Awards and recognition

In 1996, he was made a Member of the

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. He received the

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when it was established in 2002.

References

1931 births 2020 deaths Lieutenant governors of Nova Scotia Members of the Order of Canada Members of the Order of Nova Scotia Saint Mary's University (Halifax) alumni {{Canada-viceroy-stub