Campbell Leonard Macpherson (July 4, 1907 – June 28, 1973) was a businessman born in
St. John's,
Colony of Newfoundland
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and was the
third
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lieutenant governor of Newfoundland
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.
The son of
Cluny
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The town grew up around the Benedictine
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and Eleanora Macpherson, he was educated at
Methodist College, St. John's,
Westminster School
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,
London
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and
Columbia University
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was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador in 1957. He began his career in the family business at
The Royal Stores in 1925. In 1965 he became president of that establishment upon the death of his uncle, Harold Macpherson.
Macpherson was an original member of
Memorial University
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's
board of regents
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from 1949 to 1957. He was also a member of the
board of governors
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of
Prince of Wales College
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PWC traces its his ...
.
External links
Biography at Government House ''The Governorship of Newfoundland and Labrador''
1907 births
1973 deaths
Businesspeople from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Lieutenant Governors of Newfoundland and Labrador
People educated at Westminster School, London
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