20th-century Canadian aviator; Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (1947–52)
J.A.D. McCurdy
20th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia
In office 12 August 1947 – 1 September 1952
Monarchs
George VI Elizabeth II
Governors General
The Viscount Alexander of Tunis Vincent Massey
Premier
Angus Lewis Macdonald
Preceded by
Henry Ernest Kendall
Succeeded by
Alistair Fraser
Personal details
Born
(1886-08-02)2 August 1886 Baddeck, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died
25 June 1961(1961-06-25) (aged 74) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Spouse(s)
Margaret Millicent Ball m. first 20 Sept. 1881 Lucy O'Brien in Windsor, N.S., and they had three sons and a daughter; m. secondly 2 Oct. 1902 Hattie Maria Mace in Montreal, and they had two daughters and a son; d. 1923 in Washington, D.C.
Relations
Arthur Williams McCurdy
Children
J.R.D. McCurdy (Son) Margaret Diana Haddon (daughter)
John Alexander Douglas McCurdyMBE, (2 August 1886 – 25 June 1961) was a Canadian aviation pioneer and the 20th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia from 1947 to 1952.[N 1]
^Blanchard 1930, pp. 162–163.
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