- Myra Freeman
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Her Honour the Honourable
Myra Freeman
CM DStJ O.N.S. B.Ed BA29th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia In office
May 17, 2000 – September 7, 2006Governor General Adrienne Clarkson Premier John Hamm
Rodney MacDonaldPreceded by James Kinley Succeeded by Mayann Francis Personal details Born May 17, 1949
Saint John, New BrunswickSpouse(s) Larry Profession Teacher Myra Ava Freeman, CM, ONS (born May 17, 1949) is a Canadian philanthropist, teacher, the 29th and first female Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.
Born Myra Ava Holtzman in Saint John, New Brunswick, she graduated from Dalhousie University with a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Education. In 1971, she started teaching with the Halifax Regional School Board until her appointment.
She was appointed Lieutenant Governor in 2000 by Governor General Adrienne Clarkson, on the advice of Jean Chrétien. She served as lieutenant governor until September 7, 2006.
Freeman and her husband, Larry, have three children: Daniel M. Freeman, Jonathan Freeman and Debra Freeman.
On July 1, 2008 Freeman was appointed as a member of the Order of Canada.
Honours
- 2008 - Appointed Member of the Order of Canada.
- 2008 - Awarded a Doctor of Laws Honoris Causa, from St. Francis Xavier University.
- 2007 - Awarded a Doctor of Civil Laws, from Acadia University.
- 2005 - Awarded a Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa, from Cape Breton University.
- 2004 - Awarded a Doctor of Humane Letters from Mount Saint Vincent University.
- 2003 - Appointed Honorary Captain (Navy) in the Canadian Forces.
- 2002 - Recipient of the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal.
- 2001 - First recipient and first Chancellor of the Order of Nova Scotia.
- 2000 - Invested as a Dame of Justice and Vice Prior of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem.
Arms
Arms of Myra FreemanNotes The arms of Myra Freeman consist of:[1]
Crest A demi lion Azure semé of ermine spots, wearing a coronet erablé, holding in its dexter paw a laurel wreath and in its sinister paw a balance, all Or.Escutcheon Azure an ancient Hebrew tent between three menorahs Or.Supporters Two lions Or each gorged with a collar of mayflowers (Epigaea repens) proper and maple leaves Vert pendent therefrom a hurt, that on the dexter charged with an open book, that on the sinister charged with a sun in splendour Or.Compartment A grassy mound set to the dexter with palm trees and to the sinister with pine trees proper, the whole above a base wavy Argent charged with a bar wavy Azure.Motto If You Will It * It Is No DreamReferences
- Past Lieutenant Governors of Nova Scotia. Government of Nova Scotia. Accessed 2010-12-22.
- ^ Canadian Heraldic Authority (Volume IV), Ottawa, 2002
Post-Confederation (1867-present) Lieutenant-Governors
before Confederation (1786-1867)Parr · Bulkeley · Wentworth · Prévost (Croke) · Sherbrooke · Smyth · Dalhousie · Kempt · Jeffrey · Maitland · Jeffrey · C. Campbell · Falkland · Dickson · Harvey · Bazalgette · LeMarchant · Phipps · Doyle · MacDonnell · Williams
Governors
before Confederation (1710-1786)Lieutenant-Governors who served in the absence of Governors are listed in parentheses. Acting administrators are listed in italics.Categories:- 1949 births
- Living people
- Lieutenant Governors of Nova Scotia
- Members of the Order of Nova Scotia
- People from Saint John, New Brunswick
- People from Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Dalhousie University alumni
- Jewish Canadian politicians
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