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John Buchan: the Presbyterian cavalier.
From: Presbyterian Record
Date: 19970201
Author:
John Buchan: The Presbyterian Cavalier by Andrew Lownie (Constable, 1995). Reviewed by Heath Macquarrie.
Canada has had 25 governors general. Two of them, the Earl of Aberdeen and Lord Tweedsmuir, were Presbyterians. Both were active members of St. Andrew's Church in Ottawa.
Rating governors general is an imprecise exercise and about as difficult as ranking universities or preachers. But I believe a strong case could be made for placing Lord Tweedsmuir in the highest rank of incumbents of Rideau Hall.
When he was offered the exalted post in early 1935, he was plain ...
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