Grant MacEwan

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Grant MacEwan was a Canadian historian, author, and politician who served as the 16th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta and was widely respected for his contributions to public life and Western Canadian history.

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instanceOf human
politician
birthDate 1902-08-12
countryOfCitizenship Canada
deathDate 2000-06-15
educatedAt Iowa State College NERFINISHED
University of Toronto
fieldOfWork Western Canadian history
agricultural history
genre biography
history
givenName John Walter NERFINISHED
honouredBy Grant MacEwan University NERFINISHED
MacEwan Glen (Calgary neighbourhood) NERFINISHED
MacEwan station (Edmonton) NERFINISHED
knownFor popularizing Western Canadian history
public service in Alberta
languageSpoken English
memberOfPoliticalParty Alberta Liberal Party NERFINISHED
monarchDuringTerm Elizabeth II NERFINISHED
nickname Grant NERFINISHED
notableAward Order of Canada (Officer) NERFINISHED
notableWork Between the Red and the Rockies NERFINISHED
Charles Noble: Guardian of the Soil NERFINISHED
Eye Opener Bob NERFINISHED
Fifty Mighty Men NERFINISHED
John Ware’s Cow Country NERFINISHED
Portraits from the Plains NERFINISHED
occupation author
historian
politician
ordinalInOffice 16th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta
placeOfBirth Brandon, Manitoba, Canada NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Calgary, Alberta, Canada NERFINISHED
positionHeld Alderman of Calgary
Dean of Agriculture at the University of Manitoba
Lieutenant Governor of Alberta NERFINISHED
Mayor of Calgary
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Professor at the University of Saskatchewan
predecessor J. Percy Page NERFINISHED
religion United Church of Canada NERFINISHED
residence Calgary, Alberta, Canada NERFINISHED
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada NERFINISHED
spouse Phyllis Cline NERFINISHED
successor Ralph Steinhauer NERFINISHED
termEnd 1974-07-02
termStart 1966-01-06

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MacEwan University namedAfter Grant MacEwan