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| alma_mater = [[University of Toronto]]<br>[[University of Western Ontario]] <small>([[Bachelor of Science|BSc]])</small><br>[[McGill University]] <small>([[Master of Science|MSc]], [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]])</small> |
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'''Sharon Johnston''' {{ |
'''Sharon Johnston''' {{post-nominal|country=CAN|CC}} {{post-nominal|country=GBR|DStJ}} (born 1943) is a Canadian author who was the 55th [[viceregal consort of Canada]], due to being the wife of [[David Johnston]], the 28th [[Governor General of Canada]]. |
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==Life and career== |
==Life and career== |
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A native of [[Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario|Sault Ste. Marie]], she completed her studies in [[physiotherapy]] and [[occupational therapy]] at the [[University of Toronto]] and received a [[Bachelor of Science|BSc]] degree at the [[University of Western Ontario]] and an [[Master of Science|MSc]] degree at [[McGill University]]. She also graduated as a [[Doctor of Philosophy]] in rehabilitation science at McGill.<ref name=bio>[http://newsrelease.uwaterloo.ca/news.php?id=1068 "David Johnston named UW president"]. [[University of Waterloo]], October 7, 1998.</ref><ref>{{ |
A native of [[Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario|Sault Ste. Marie]], she completed her studies in [[physiotherapy]] and [[occupational therapy]] at the [[University of Toronto]] and received a [[Bachelor of Science|BSc]] degree at the [[University of Western Ontario]] and an [[Master of Science|MSc]] degree at [[McGill University]]. She also graduated as a [[Doctor of Philosophy]] in rehabilitation science at McGill.<ref name="bio">[http://newsrelease.uwaterloo.ca/news.php?id=1068 "David Johnston named UW president"]. [[University of Waterloo]], October 7, 1998.</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=November 28, 2012 |title=Media Advisory: Her Excellency Sharon Johnston to Give Keynote Address at the Third Edith Aston-McCrimmon Lecture Series at McGill University - Yahoo Finance |publisher=[[Yahoo! Finance]] |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/media-advisory-her-excellency-sharon-193800408.html |access-date=February 10, 2014}}</ref> |
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The Johnstons married in |
The Johnstons married in 1964 and were high school sweethearts.<ref name="cbcbio">[http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/07/08/f-governor-general-david-johnston-profile.html "David Johnston: Lawyer, academic, Canada's next GG"]. [[CBC News]], July 8, 2010.</ref> |
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She began her medical career working for the Crippled Children's Centre in Toronto, now known as the [[Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital]].<ref name=gaz>[https://montrealgazette.com/news/Wife+next+Governor+General+likes+write+shuns+spotlight+friends/3251917/story.html |
She began her medical career working for the Crippled Children's Centre in Toronto, now known as the [[Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital]].<ref name="gaz">[https://montrealgazette.com/news/Wife+next+Governor+General+likes+write+shuns+spotlight+friends/3251917/story.html "Wife of next Governor General likes to write, but shuns the spotlight, say friends"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100713191410/http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Wife+next+Governor+General+likes+write+shuns+spotlight+friends/3251917/story.html |date=July 13, 2010 }}. ''[[Montreal Gazette]]'', July 8, 2010</ref> |
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At the time of her husband's appointment as Governor General, she was taking a creative writing course at [[Humber College]] and writing a [[historical fiction]] novel.<ref name=gaz/><ref name=appt2>{{ |
At the time of her husband's appointment as Governor General, she was taking a creative writing course at [[Humber College]] and writing a [[historical fiction]] novel.<ref name=gaz/><ref name="appt2">{{Cite news |date=July 8, 2010 |title=Next governor-general unveiled |work=[[The Globe and Mail]] |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/next-governor-general-unveiled/article1632781/ |access-date=July 8, 2010 |archive-date=July 10, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100710215651/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/next-governor-general-unveiled/article1632781/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The novel, the first volume of a planned trilogy, was published by [[Dundurn Press]] as ''Matrons and Madams'' in April 2015.<ref name="novel">[https://ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/books/of-matrons-madams-and-rideau-hall-traditions-sharon-johnston-talks-about-her-new-novel "Of Matrons, madams and Rideau Hall traditions: Sharon Johnston talks about her new novel"]. ''[[Ottawa Citizen]]'', April 10, 2015.</ref> |
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She operates a horse training centre,<ref name=sun>[http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Politics/2010/07/07/14640536.html "David Johnston to be Canada's next GG"]. [[canoe.ca]], July 7, 2010.</ref> Chatterbox Farm outside of [[Waterloo, Ontario]], which she owns with her husband.<ref name=gaz/> They have five daughters together.<ref name=cv>{{ |
She operates a horse training centre,<ref name="sun">{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130115084846/http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Politics/2010/07/07/14640536.html "David Johnston to be Canada's next GG"]}}. [[canoe.ca]], July 7, 2010.</ref> Chatterbox Farm outside of [[Waterloo, Ontario]], which she owns with her husband.<ref name=gaz/> They have five daughters together, including [[Alex Johnston (Canadian businesswoman)|Alex Johnston]].<ref name="cv">{{Cite web |date=February 7, 2012 |title=Home - Office of the President |url=http://president.uwaterloo.ca/DJ+CV/DJ+CV_2.pdf |access-date=June 5, 2018}}</ref> |
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==Honours== |
==Honours== |
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* As the [[viceregal consort of Canada]], she was styled [[Excellency|Her Excellency]] while in office. She was invested ''[[ex officio]]'' as a [[Order of Canada|Companion of the Order of Canada]] (CC) by Queen [[Elizabeth II]] on September 5, 2010, during an [[Audience (meeting)|audience]] with Her Majesty at [[Balmoral Castle]].<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/politics/story/2010/09/05/gg-designate-meets-queen.html GG-designate visits Queen]. [[CBC News]], September 5, 2010.</ref> She was also appointed as a [[Venerable Order of Saint John|Dame of Justice of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem]] (DStJ) at the same time.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Governor General of Canada |url=http://www.gg.ca/document.aspx?id=13875 |access-date=June 5, 2018}}</ref> |
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* When she and her husband left office on October 2, 2017, their Order of Canada appointments were transferred to appointments as Extraordinary Companions. |
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* In 2012 she was awarded the Canadian version of the [[Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal]].<ref name="General">{{ |
* In 2012, she was awarded the Canadian version of the [[Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal]].<ref name="General">{{Cite web |title=The Governor General of Canada |url=http://www.gg.ca/honour.aspx?id=103432&t=13&ln=Johnston |access-date=June 7, 2018}}</ref> |
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* On April 18, 2018 she was given the [[Key to the City]] of [[Ottawa]] by [[List of mayors of Ottawa|Mayor of Ottawa]] [[Jim Watson (Canadian politician)|Jim Watson]].<ref>{{ |
* On April 18, 2018, she was given the [[Key to the City]] of [[Ottawa]] by [[List of mayors of Ottawa|Mayor of Ottawa]] [[Jim Watson (Canadian politician)|Jim Watson]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 19, 2018 |title=The Right Honourable David Johnston and Mrs. Sharon Johnston receive the Key to the City |url=https://ottawa.ca/en/news/right-honourable-david-johnston-and-mrs-sharon-johnston-receive-key-city |access-date=June 5, 2018 |website=ottawa.ca |archive-date=June 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613084549/https://ottawa.ca/en/news/right-honourable-david-johnston-and-mrs-sharon-johnston-receive-key-city |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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*On July 29, 2018, she was named an [[Alpha Gamma Delta]] Distinguished Citizen, one of their highest alumnae honours.<ref>{{Citation |
* On July 29, 2018, she was named an [[Alpha Gamma Delta]] Distinguished Citizen, one of their highest alumnae honours.<ref>{{Citation |title=2018 Convention Distinguished Citizen: Sharon Downey Johnston |date=May 29, 2018 |url=https://vimeo.com/272357608 |access-date=July 20, 2018}}</ref> |
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Sharon Johnston has been nominated to many voluntary educational roles, such as the board of [[Collège international Marie de France]] in [[Montreal]], and [[Bishop's College School]] in [[Lennoxville]], Quebec.<ref name=Johnstonbio /> |
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| {{Flagu|British Columbia}} || '''2015''' || [[Vancouver Island University]] || [[Doctor of Laws]] ( |
| {{Flagu|British Columbia}} || '''2015''' || [[Vancouver Island University]] || [[Doctor of Laws]] (LLD)<ref name="viu.ca">{{Cite web |title=Record of Honorary Doctorate Recipients |url=https://www2.viu.ca/honorarycredentials/RecordofHonoraryDoctorateRecipients.asp |access-date=June 4, 2018 |website=www2.viu.ca}}</ref> |
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| {{Flagu|Ontario}} || '''June 7, 2016''' || [[Carleton University]] || |
| {{Flagu|Ontario}} || '''June 7, 2016''' || [[Carleton University]] || Doctor of Laws (LLD)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sharon Johnston Receives Honorary Doctorate from Carleton University |url=https://newsroom.carleton.ca/2016/06/07/sharon-johnston-receives-honorary-doctorate-carleton-university/ |access-date=June 5, 2018 |website=newsroom.carleton.ca |archive-date=July 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707100028/http://newsroom.carleton.ca/2016/06/07/sharon-johnston-receives-honorary-doctorate-carleton-university/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Honorary Degrees Awarded Since 1954 - Senate |url=https://carleton.ca/senate/honorary-degrees/honorary-degrees-awarded-since-1954/ |access-date=June 5, 2018 |website=carleton.ca}}</ref> |
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| {{Flagu|Manitoba}} || '''May 18, 2017''' || [[University of Manitoba]] || |
| {{Flagu|Manitoba}} || '''May 18, 2017''' || [[University of Manitoba]] || Doctor of Laws (LLD)<ref>{{Cite web |title=University of Manitoba - University Governance - Sharon J. Johnston, LL.D., May 18, 2017 |url=http://umanitoba.ca/admin/governance/senate/hdr/sharon_j_johnston.html |access-date=June 5, 2018 |website=umanitoba.ca}}</ref> |
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| {{Flagu|Ontario}} || '''June 21, 2017''' || [[University of Western Ontario]] || |
| {{Flagu|Ontario}} || '''June 21, 2017''' || [[University of Western Ontario]] || Doctor of Laws (LLD)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Honorary Degrees Awarded, 1881 - Present |url=https://www.uwo.ca/univsec/pdf/senate/honorary/honorary_degrees_by_year.pdf |access-date=November 15, 2019 |publisher=[[University of Western Ontario]]}}</ref> |
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| {{Flagu|Ontario}} || '''2018''' || [[Nipissing University]] || [[Doctor of Education]] ( |
| {{Flagu|Ontario}} || '''2018''' || [[Nipissing University]] || [[Doctor of Education]] (DEd) <ref>{{Cite web |title=Honorary Degree Recipients |url=https://www.nipissingu.ca/about/convocation/honorary-degree-recipients |publisher=Nipissing University}}</ref> |
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| {{Flagu|New Brunswick}} || '''2019''' || [[Mount Allison University]] || |
| {{Flagu|New Brunswick}} || '''2019''' || [[Mount Allison University]] || Doctor of Laws (LLD) <ref>{{Cite web |title=Mount Allison University | Honorary degree recipients 21st century |url=https://www.mta.ca/Community/Governance_and_admin/Governance/Board_of_Regents/Board_committees/Honorary_degrees/Honorary_degree_recipients_21st_century/Honorary_degree_recipients_21st_century/ |website=mta.ca |access-date=August 7, 2020 |archive-date=June 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609232358/https://www.mta.ca/Community/Governance_and_admin/Governance/Board_of_Regents/Board_committees/Honorary_degrees/Honorary_degree_recipients_21st_century/Honorary_degree_recipients_21st_century/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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| {{Flagu|Ontario}} || '''June 23, 2021''' || [[Ontario Tech University|University of Ontario Institute of Technology]] || Doctor of Laws (LLD) <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sootoday.com/local-news/david-and-sharon-johnston-to-be-presented-honorary-degrees-3835327|title=David and Sharon Johnston to be presented honorary degrees|website=SooToday.com|accessdate=June 3, 2021}}</ref> |
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Sharon Johnston | |
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55th Viceregal consort of Canada | |
In office October 1, 2010 – October 2, 2017 | |
Governor General | David Johnston |
Preceded by | Jean-Daniel Lafond |
Succeeded by | Whit Fraser (2021) |
Personal details | |
Born | 1943 (age 80–81) Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada |
Spouse | |
Children | 5, including Alex Johnston |
Alma mater | |
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Sharon Johnston CC DStJ (born 1943) is a Canadian author who was the 55th viceregal consort of Canada, due to being the wife of David Johnston, the 28th Governor General of Canada.
Life and career[edit]
A native of Sault Ste. Marie, she completed her studies in physiotherapy and occupational therapy at the University of Toronto and received a BSc degree at the University of Western Ontario and an MSc degree at McGill University. She also graduated as a Doctor of Philosophy in rehabilitation science at McGill.[1][2]
The Johnstons married in 1964 and were high school sweethearts.[3]
She began her medical career working for the Crippled Children's Centre in Toronto, now known as the Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital.[4]
At the time of her husband's appointment as Governor General, she was taking a creative writing course at Humber College and writing a historical fiction novel.[4][5] The novel, the first volume of a planned trilogy, was published by Dundurn Press as Matrons and Madams in April 2015.[6]
She operates a horse training centre,[7] Chatterbox Farm outside of Waterloo, Ontario, which she owns with her husband.[4] They have five daughters together, including Alex Johnston.[8]
Honours[edit]
- As the viceregal consort of Canada, she was styled Her Excellency while in office. She was invested ex officio as a Companion of the Order of Canada (CC) by Queen Elizabeth II on September 5, 2010, during an audience with Her Majesty at Balmoral Castle.[9] She was also appointed as a Dame of Justice of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem (DStJ) at the same time.[10]
- When she and her husband left office on October 2, 2017, their Order of Canada appointments were transferred to appointments as Extraordinary Companions.
- In 2012, she was awarded the Canadian version of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.[11]
- On April 18, 2018, she was given the Key to the City of Ottawa by Mayor of Ottawa Jim Watson.[12]
- On July 29, 2018, she was named an Alpha Gamma Delta Distinguished Citizen, one of their highest alumnae honours.[13]
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Honorary military appointments[edit]
- June 6, 2016 – present: Honorary Captain of the Royal Canadian Navy, with responsibility for Military Personnel Command of the Canadian Armed Forces.[15][16]
Honorary educational appointments[edit]
Sharon Johnston has been nominated to many voluntary educational roles, such as the board of Collège international Marie de France in Montreal, and Bishop's College School in Lennoxville, Quebec.[16]
Honorary degrees[edit]
Location | Date | School | Degree |
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British Columbia | 2015 | Vancouver Island University | Doctor of Laws (LLD)[17] |
Ontario | June 7, 2016 | Carleton University | Doctor of Laws (LLD)[18][19] |
Manitoba | May 18, 2017 | University of Manitoba | Doctor of Laws (LLD)[20] |
Ontario | June 21, 2017 | University of Western Ontario | Doctor of Laws (LLD)[21] |
Ontario | 2018 | Nipissing University | Doctor of Education (DEd) [22] |
New Brunswick | 2019 | Mount Allison University | Doctor of Laws (LLD) [23] |
Ontario | June 23, 2021 | University of Ontario Institute of Technology | Doctor of Laws (LLD) [24] |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "David Johnston named UW president". University of Waterloo, October 7, 1998.
- ^ "Media Advisory: Her Excellency Sharon Johnston to Give Keynote Address at the Third Edith Aston-McCrimmon Lecture Series at McGill University - Yahoo Finance". Yahoo! Finance. November 28, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
- ^ "David Johnston: Lawyer, academic, Canada's next GG". CBC News, July 8, 2010.
- ^ a b c "Wife of next Governor General likes to write, but shuns the spotlight, say friends" Archived July 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Montreal Gazette, July 8, 2010
- ^ "Next governor-general unveiled". The Globe and Mail. July 8, 2010. Archived from the original on July 10, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
- ^ "Of Matrons, madams and Rideau Hall traditions: Sharon Johnston talks about her new novel". Ottawa Citizen, April 10, 2015.
- ^ "David Johnston to be Canada's next GG"[usurped]. canoe.ca, July 7, 2010.
- ^ "Home - Office of the President" (PDF). February 7, 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
- ^ GG-designate visits Queen. CBC News, September 5, 2010.
- ^ "The Governor General of Canada". Retrieved June 5, 2018.
- ^ a b "The Governor General of Canada". Retrieved June 7, 2018.
- ^ "The Right Honourable David Johnston and Mrs. Sharon Johnston receive the Key to the City". ottawa.ca. April 19, 2018. Archived from the original on June 13, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
- ^ 2018 Convention Distinguished Citizen: Sharon Downey Johnston, May 29, 2018, retrieved July 20, 2018
- ^ "The Governor General of Canada". Retrieved June 7, 2018.
- ^ "Her Excellency Sharon Johnston". forces.gc.ca. April 22, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
- ^ a b "Her Excellency Sharon Johnston, CC - Honorary Captain (Navy) for Military Personnel Command - Biography". aem. June 6, 2016.
- ^ "Record of Honorary Doctorate Recipients". www2.viu.ca. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- ^ "Sharon Johnston Receives Honorary Doctorate from Carleton University". newsroom.carleton.ca. Archived from the original on July 7, 2017. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
- ^ "Honorary Degrees Awarded Since 1954 - Senate". carleton.ca. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
- ^ "University of Manitoba - University Governance - Sharon J. Johnston, LL.D., May 18, 2017". umanitoba.ca. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
- ^ "Honorary Degrees Awarded, 1881 - Present" (PDF). University of Western Ontario. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
- ^ "Honorary Degree Recipients". Nipissing University.
- ^ "Mount Allison University | Honorary degree recipients 21st century". mta.ca. Archived from the original on June 9, 2021. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ "David and Sharon Johnston to be presented honorary degrees". SooToday.com. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
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- Living people
- Canadian viceregal consorts
- Bishop's College School Faculty
- McGill University alumni
- University of Toronto alumni
- University of Western Ontario alumni
- People from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
- Canadian physiotherapists
- 1943 births
- 21st-century Canadian novelists
- Canadian women novelists
- 21st-century Canadian women writers
- Companions of the Order of Canada