Georges Vanier

Major-General The Right Honourable Georges-Philéas Vanier (April 23, 1888 - March 5, 1967) was a Canadian diplomat who was Governor General of Canada from 1959 to 1967.

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April 23 - 1888 - March 5 - 1967 - Canadian - Governor General of Canada - 1959

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Georges Vanier was born in Montreal. He studied at Loyola College in Montreal, and received a law degree at the Montreal branch of Université Laval. During the First World War, he was a founding member of the 22nd Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, the French-Canadian battalion that, in 1920, became the famous Royal 22e Régiment. He received the Military Cross in 1916, the Distinguished Service Order, and Bar to the Military Cross in 1919. While leading an attack at Chérisy, France in 1918, he lost his right leg. After a long convalescence, he returned to Montreal to practise law. He married Pauline Archer on September 29, 1921, and the couple had five children.

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Loyola College - Montreal - Université Laval - First World War - 1920 - Royal 22e Régiment - Military Cross - 1916 - Distinguished Service Order - 1919 - France - 1918 - Pauline Archer - September 29 - 1921

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