Lloyd Crouse Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Lloyd Crouse
Order:28th
Office:Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia
Term Start:February 20, 1989
Term End:June 23, 1994
Governor General:Jeanne Sauvé
Ray Hnatyshyn
Premier:
Predecessor:Alan Abraham
Successor:James Kinley
Parliament9:Canadian
Riding9:South Shore
Term Start9:June 10, 1957
Term End9:November 21, 1988
Successor9:Peter McCreath
Birth Name:Lloyd Roseville Crouse
Birth Date:19 November 1918
Birth Place:Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
Death Place:Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
Spouse:Marion Crouse

Lloyd Roseville Crouse (November 19, 1918  - April 28, 2007) was a Canadian businessman, politician and the 28th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.

Early life

Crouse was born in 1918 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. In his youth, Crouse established three fishing companies. During World War II, he served as a pilot with the Royal Canadian Air Force.

Political career

Crouse entered politics winning a seat in the House of Commons of Canada as the Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Queens—Lunenburg, and was re-elected on ten successive occasions. (Beginning with the 1968 election his riding changed to South Shore.)

He chose not to run in the 1988 election, and a few months later was appointed as Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.[1] He retired from the position in 1994.

Awards and recognition


In 1985, in honour of his long political service, he was appointed to the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, entitling him to use the prenominal title "The Honourable". He received the Order of Nova Scotia in 2002.

Death

In 2007, he died at the age of 88 in his hometown of Lunenburg.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Veteran Tory MP is appointed Nova Scotia Lieutenant-Governor. The Globe and Mail. February 17, 1989.
  2. Web site: Former lieutenant-governor Crouse dead at 88. CBC News. April 30, 2007. February 8, 2018.