Norman Robertson
Norman Alexander Robertson | |
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Norman Robertson and Mackenzie King, 1944
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Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet | |
In office March 15, 1949 – May 31, 1952 |
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Preceded by | Arnold Heeney |
Succeeded by | Jack Pickersgill |
Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom | |
In office 1946–1949 |
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Prime Minister | W.L. Mackenzie King Louis St. Laurent |
Preceded by | Vincent Massey |
Succeeded by | L. Dana Wilgress |
In office 1952–1957 |
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Prime Minister | Louis St. Laurent John Diefenbaker |
Preceded by | L. Dana Wilgress |
Succeeded by | George A. Drew |
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Born | Vancouver, British Columbia |
March 4, 1904
Died | July 16, 1968 Ottawa, Ontario |
(aged 64)
Alma mater | University of British Columbia University of Oxford |
Norman Alexander Robertson, CC (March 4, 1904 – July 16, 1968) was a Canadian diplomat and was one of Prime Minister Mackenzie King's advisers.
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Background and early life[edit]
Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, he was educated at the University of British Columbia and was a Rhodes Scholar attending Balliol College, Oxford.
In 1929 he started with the Department of External Affairs.
Senior diplomatic appointments[edit]
In 1941, he became Under Secretary of State for External Affairs.
From 1946-1949 and 1952–1957, he was Canadian High Commissioner in London, during which time he participated at the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II as Standard Bearer, and from 1957-1958 he was Canadian Ambassador in Washington, D.C..
Honours; Death[edit]
In 1967, he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada.[1] Robertson is buried at Maclaren Cemetery in Wakefield, Quebec.[2] Robertson is buried at the same cemetery as fellow diplomats and friends Hume Wrong and Lester B. Pearson.
References[edit]
- "Norman Alexander Robertson". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 9, 2005.
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Diplomatic posts | ||
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Preceded by Vincent Massey |
Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom 1946–1949 |
Succeeded by L. Dana Wilgress |
Preceded by L. Dana Wilgress |
Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom 1952–1957 |
Succeeded by George Drew |
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