Edward Chester Plow Explained

Edward C. Plow
Order:22nd
Office:Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia
Predecessor:Alistair Fraser
Successor:Henry Poole MacKeen
Term Start:January 15, 1958
Term End:March 1, 1963
Governor General:Vincent Massey
Georges Vanier
Premier:Robert Stanfield
Birth Date:28 September 1904
Birth Place:St. Albans, Vermont
Death Place:Brockville, Ontario
Rank:Major General
Commands:1st Canadian Corps
Allegiance:Canada

Edward Chester Plow, (September 28, 1904  - April 25, 1988) was a Canadian soldier and the 22nd Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.

Education

Born in St. Albans, Vermont, he was educated at Lower Canada College and then entered the Royal Military College of Canada in 1921, student # 1649.

Career

He was commissioned in the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery in 1925. He served in Canada and England before World War II began. During World War II, he commanded the artillery of the 1st Canadian Corps. In 1944, he was promoted to Brigadier, Royal Artillery.

After the war, he was promoted to Major-General and became the commander of the Eastern Command in Halifax, Nova Scotia. In 1958, he was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia by Prime Minister John Diefenbaker[1] and served until 1963.

He died of lung cancer in Brockville, Ontario in 1988.

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  1. News: Maj.-Gen. E. C. Plow Named N.S. Governor. The Canadian Press. December 14, 1957. Ottawa Citizen. 10. December 15, 2014.