Robert Gordon Rogers
Robert Gordon Rogers , OC , KStJ , OBC (born August 19, 1919 in Montreal - † May 21, 2010 in Victoria ) was a Canadian manager . From 1983 to 1988 he was Vice Governor of the Province of British Columbia .
biography
Rogers graduated from the University of Toronto and the Royal Military Academy in Kingston . During World War II he served in a tank regiment in the Canadian Army and was involved in the landing on Juno Beach in Normandy on D-Day (June 6, 1944) . After the war he worked in forestry . In 1960 he became Vice President of Crown Zellerbach Canada (now incorporated into Georgia-Pacific ) and rose to Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO in 1976 .
Governor General Edward Schreyer swore in Rogers on July 15, 1983 as Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia. He held this representative office until September 9, 1988. From 1991 to 1996 he was Chancellor of the University of Victoria .
Web links
- Biography on the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia website
- Mention of the Order of British Columbia
Vancouver Island Governors (1849–1866): Blanshard | Douglas | kennedy
British Columbia Governors (1858–1866): Douglas | Seymour
Vancouver Island and British Columbia Governors (1866–1871): Seymour | Musgrave
Vice-governors (from 1871): Trutch | Richards | Cornwall | Nelson | Dewdney | McInnes | Lotbinière | Dunsmuir | Paterson | Barnard | Prior | Nichol | Bruce | Johnson | Hamber | Woodward | Banks | Wallace | Ross | Pearkes | Nicholson | Owen | Bell-Irving | Rogers | Lam | Gardom | Campagnolo | Point | Guichon | Austin
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| SURNAME | Rogers, Robert Gordon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian manager, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 19, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Montreal |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 21, 2010 |
| Place of death | Victoria (British Columbia) |