Roland Fairbairn McWilliams, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Roland Fairbairn McWilliams

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 10-Oct-1874

Place of Birth: Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

Date of Death: 10-Dec-1957

Profession: lawyer, politician, rugby union player

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Roland Fairbairn McWilliams

  • Roland Fairbairn McWilliams, (October 10, 1874 – December 10, 1957) was a Canadian politician and office-holder.
  • He served as the 13th Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba from 1940 to 1953. McWilliams was born in Peterborough, Ontario.
  • He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto in 1896, and started his Bachelor of Laws degree at Osgoode Hall the following year.
  • He subsequently worked as a barrister and solicitor.
  • He campaigned for the Ontario Liberal Party in the 1905 provincial election, but was defeated. In 1906, McWilliams was elected Mayor of Peterborough.
  • He moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1910, and continued to practice law for several years. McWilliams was also a leading organizer within the Young Men's Christian Association, serving as its North American Vice President in 1923 and 1924, and as its Canadian leader from 1922 to 1929.
  • He also served as the leader of Winnipeg's Town Planning Institute from 1925 to 1929.
  • He visited Russia in 1926, and later wrote a book on the country's economic system under communism.
  • He does not appear to have sought political office in Manitoba, though his wife Margaret was a respected Winnipeg municipal councillor for several years. McWilliams was appointed as Manitoba's Lt.
  • Governor on November 1, 1940, and held the position until August 1, 1953.
  • The position was largely ceremonial.
  • A strict temperance follower, McWilliams forbade the serving of alcohol at Government House for the entirely of his time in office.
  • He died at Winnipeg, Manitoba. McWilliams was also a champion rugby union player in his youth, and won the Dominion title with the University of Toronto Juniors in 1893.

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