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- Alistair_Fraser abstract "Alistair Fraser MC QC (March 15, 1885 – January 24, 1964) was the 21st Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia from 1952 to 1958.Fraser was born in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. His father, Duncan Cameron Fraser, served as Nova Scotia's lieutenant-governor from 1906 to 1910 and had also been a Member of Parliament and a judge on the province's supreme court. He married Jane Ross, the daughter of James Hamilton Ross.He graduated from Dalhousie Law School in 1908, was called to the bar in 1911, and was named King's Counsel in 1921. After his death, a fund was established by his estate to provide a scholarship in his name to the Dalhousie Faculty of Law. Fraser practiced law in both eastern and western Canada until the outbreak of World War I when he enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force and was sent overseas. He received two field promotions and was awarded the Military Cross following the Battle of Vimy Ridge. During the war Fraser was appointed aide de camp to General Sir Arthur Currie, commander of the Canadian Corps.After being demobilized in 1919, he joined the Canadian National Railway as a general solicitor. He was promoted to commission counsel in 1923, assistant general counsel in 1929 and then vice-president of the traffic department. He held that position until his retirement in 1951. He was appointed viceroy of Nova Scotia the following year.As lieutenant governor, Fraser officiated over the opening of the Canso Causeway. In 1963, he was awarded $560,000 by the Supreme Court of Canada for 10,000,000 tons of granite taken from his property for use in the construction of the link between Cape Breton and the Nova Scotia mainland. Fraser sued after the federal government only offered him $5,500 in compensation.Fraser's son, also named Alistair Fraser (1923–1997), served as executive assistant to federal cabinet minister Jack Pickersgill in the 1960s and then served as Clerk of the Canadian House of Commons from 1967 to 1979.".
- Alistair_Fraser almaMater Schulich_School_of_Law.
- Alistair_Fraser birthDate "1885-03-15".
- Alistair_Fraser birthPlace New_Glasgow,_Nova_Scotia.
- Alistair_Fraser birthPlace Nova_Scotia.
- Alistair_Fraser birthYear "1885".
- Alistair_Fraser child Alistair_Fraser_(parliamentary_official).
- Alistair_Fraser deathDate "1964-01-24".
- Alistair_Fraser deathPlace New_Glasgow,_Nova_Scotia.
- Alistair_Fraser deathPlace Nova_Scotia.
- Alistair_Fraser deathYear "1964".
- Alistair_Fraser monarch Elizabeth_II.
- Alistair_Fraser office "Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia".
- Alistair_Fraser orderInOffice "21st".
- Alistair_Fraser predecessor John_Alexander_Douglas_McCurdy.
- Alistair_Fraser relation Duncan_Cameron_Fraser.
- Alistair_Fraser spouse James_Hamilton_Ross.
- Alistair_Fraser successor Edward_Chester_Plow.
- Alistair_Fraser termPeriod Alistair_Fraser__1.
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- Alistair_Fraser wikiPageWikiLink Demobilization.
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- Alistair_Fraser wikiPageWikiLink Edward_Chester_Plow.
- Alistair_Fraser wikiPageWikiLink Elizabeth_II.
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- Alistair_Fraser wikiPageWikiLinkText "Alistair Fraser".
- Alistair_Fraser almaMater Schulich_School_of_Law.
- Alistair_Fraser birthDate "1885-03-15".
- Alistair_Fraser birthPlace New_Glasgow,_Nova_Scotia.
- Alistair_Fraser children Alistair_Fraser_(parliamentary_official).
- Alistair_Fraser children "Duncan Fraser".
- Alistair_Fraser children "Ian Fraser".
- Alistair_Fraser dateOfBirth "1885-03-15".
- Alistair_Fraser dateOfDeath "1964-01-24".
- Alistair_Fraser deathDate "1964-01-24".
- Alistair_Fraser deathPlace New_Glasgow,_Nova_Scotia.
- Alistair_Fraser governorGeneral Vincent_Massey.
- Alistair_Fraser monarch Elizabeth_II.
- Alistair_Fraser name "Alistair Fraser".
- Alistair_Fraser name "Fraser, Alistair".
- Alistair_Fraser nationality "Canadian".
- Alistair_Fraser occupation "Lawyer".
- Alistair_Fraser office "Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia".
- Alistair_Fraser order "21.0".
- Alistair_Fraser placeOfBirth "New Glasgow, Nova Scotia".
- Alistair_Fraser placeOfDeath "New Glasgow, Nova Scotia".
- Alistair_Fraser predecessor John_Alexander_Douglas_McCurdy.
- Alistair_Fraser premier Angus_Lewis_Macdonald.
- Alistair_Fraser premier Harold_Connolly.
- Alistair_Fraser premier Henry_Hicks_(Nova_Scotia_politician).
- Alistair_Fraser premier Robert_Stanfield.
- Alistair_Fraser profession "Counsel".
- Alistair_Fraser relations Duncan_Cameron_Fraser.
- Alistair_Fraser shortDescription "Canadian politician".
- Alistair_Fraser spouse "Jane Ross Fraser, daughter of James Hamilton Ross".
- Alistair_Fraser successor Edward_Chester_Plow.
- Alistair_Fraser termEnd "1958-01-15".
- Alistair_Fraser termStart "1952-09-01".
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