Frank Lynch-Staunton
Frank C. Lynch-Staunton , AOE (born March 8, 1905 in Pincher Creek , Alberta , † September 25, 1990 in Edmonton ) was a Canadian politician . From 1979 to 1985 he was Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Alberta.
biography
After Lyhnch-Staunton attended North Fork County School, he went to the Western Canadian College in Calgary for three years . From 1923 to 1927 he attended the University of Alberta and studied engineering . In 1929 Lynch-Staunton married his first wife, Monica Adam. He had three children with her. After the death of his wife, he married Muriel B. Shaw in 1989.
In the spring of 1927 Lynch-Staunton received a job in which he was instructed to survey the area around Lethbridge . The survey objects included a viaduct on the Canadian Pacific Railway . After two months he was hired as a geological surveyor at Imperial Oil . Two years later, however, he began a partnership with his father, who owned a ranch . The family business is now run by his son Hugh. Frank Lynch-Staunton founded Community Auction Sales , one of the first companies to sell cattle through auctions. In 1933 he joined the Canadian Army. He resigned ten years later with the rank of major .
Lynch-Staunton's political career began in 1955 when he served as a District 9 councilor for nine years. From 1959 to 1965 he was a member of the Senate of the University of Lethbridge . On the recommendation of Prime Minister Joe Clark , Lynch-Staunton was named Lieutenant Governor of Alberta on October 18, 1979 by Governor General Edward Schreyer . He worked in this office until the end of his term on October 18, 1984, but remained in office until his successor was sworn in on January 22, 1985.
During his tenure as Lieutenant Governor, Lynch-Staunton received an honorary doctorate from the University of Alberta in 1980, and three years later that of Lethbridge. In 1987 he published his autobiography Greener Pastures: The Memoirs of F. Lynch-Staunton . He died in Edmonton on September 25, 1990 and was buried in St. George's Cemetery in Livingston .
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lynch-Staunton, Frank |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lynch-Staunton, Frank C. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 8, 1905 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pincher Creek , Alberta |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 25, 1990 |
| Place of death | Edmonton |