Vincent Massey

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Vincent Massey was a Canadian lawyer, diplomat, and statesman who became the first Canadian-born Governor General of Canada.

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instanceOf Canadian politician
diplomat
human
lawyer
statesman
appointedBy Elizabeth II
George VI
awardReceived Companion of the Order of Canada
Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
chairpersonOf Massey Commission on National Development in the Arts, Letters and Sciences
surface form: Royal Commission on National Development in the Arts, Letters and Sciences
child Lionel Massey
countryOfCitizenship Canada
dateOfBirth 1887-02-20
dateOfDeath 1967-12-30
educatedAt Balliol College, Oxford NERFINISHED
University of Toronto
endTime 1959-09-15
familyName Massey
fieldOfWork diplomacy
higher education administration
public service
fullName Charles Vincent Massey
givenName Charles
Vincent
honorificPrefix The Right Honourable
memberOfPoliticalParty Liberal Party of Canada
monarchDuringTerm Elizabeth II
George VI
notableFor first Canadian-born Governor General of Canada
notableWork Massey Commission on National Development in the Arts, Letters and Sciences
occupation academic administrator
diplomat
lawyer
politician
parent Anna Vincent Massey
Chester Daniel Massey
placeOfBirth Toronto
surface form: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
placeOfDeath London, England
surface form: London, England, United Kingdom
positionHeld Canadian Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the United States
Chancellor of the University of Toronto
Governor General of Canada
High Commissioner of Canada to the United Kingdom
President of the National Liberal Federation of Canada
predecessor Field Marshal Harold Alexander
surface form: Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
religion Anglicanism (broadly)
surface form: Anglicanism
residence Rideau Hall
surface form: Rideau Hall, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
sibling Raymond Massey
spouse Alice Parkin Massey
startTime 1952-02-28
successor Georges Vanier

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Massey family hasNotableMember Vincent Massey
Raymond Massey sibling Vincent Massey
Raymond Massey relative Vincent Massey