Alan Abraham

Alan Rockwell Abraham
27th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia
In office
1 February 1984 – 20 February 1989
MonarchElizabeth II
Governors GeneralEdward Schreyer
Jeanne Sauvé
PremierJohn Buchanan
Preceded byJohn Elvin Shaffner
Succeeded byLloyd Crouse
Personal details
Born
Alan Rockwell Abraham

(1931-02-01)February 1, 1931
Halifax, Nova Scotia
DiedOctober 2, 2020(2020-10-02) (aged 89)
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Alan Rockwell Abraham CM ONS CD (1 February 1931 – 2 October 2020) was the 27th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.

Career

Abraham, an engineering graduate from Saint Mary's University was involved in federal politics and helped with the organization of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's tours of the Maritimes. In 1983, Governor General Edward Schreyer, on the advice of Prime Minister Trudeau, appointed Abraham Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia. Abraham was the second youngest appointee as Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia since Confederation at the time of his appointment. He was then age 53; one of his predecessors, Hon. James Robson Douglas of Amherst, was 49 when he was appointed in 1925. Abaraham died in 2020 at the age of 89.

Awards and recognition


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In 1996, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada. He received the Order of Nova Scotia when it was established in 2002.



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