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Frederick Russell

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The Honourable
Frederick William Russell
9th Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland
In office
November 5, 1991 – February 5, 1997
MonarchElizabeth II
Governors GeneralRay Hnatyshyn
Roméo LeBlanc
PremierClyde Wells
Brian Tobin
Preceded byJames McGrath
Succeeded byArthur Maxwell House
Personal details
Born(1923-09-10)September 10, 1923
St. John's, Dominion of Newfoundland
DiedJune 20, 2001(2001-06-20) (aged 77)
St. John's, Newfoundland
NationalityCanadian
SpouseMargret Miriam (Cross)
ChildrenDoug,Jan,Jim,Peter

Frederick William Russell, OC, K.St.J, CD, LL.D (September 10, 1923 - June 20, 2001) was a Canadian businessman and the ninth lieutenant governor of Newfoundland.

Born in St. John's, he studied at Dalhousie University and the Atlantic School for Advanced Business Administration. He was a fighter pilot with the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II in which he flew the de Havilland Mosquito. He was president of Blue Peter Steamships.

He was a member of the Newfoundland Labour Relations Board for over 35 years.

He was a founding member of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets in St. John's.

From 1991 to 1997, he was the lieutenant-governor of Newfoundland.

In 1979, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Officer in 1999.

Russell, Don Johnson, and Geoff Carnell collaborated in the effort to get permission to use the royal designation for the Royal St. John's Regatta in 1993.[1]

Arms

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Coat of arms of Frederick Russell
Notes
The arms of Frederick Russell consist of:[2]
Crest
Above a helmet mantled Gules doubled Argent on a wreath of these colours a goat statant Argent armed and unguled Gules its dexter foreleg resting on a closed book bound Gules clasped and charged with a cross moline Or between two bars gemel wavy Argent.
Escutcheon
Argent a lion rampant Gules armed and langued Argent on a chief wavy Gules two wings conjoined expanded fesswise Argent.
Supporters
Two lions Gules armed and winged Argent gorged with collars Argent charged with maple leaves Gules.
Compartment
On a rock growing therefrom pitcher plant flowers and tufts of grass proper rising above barry wavy Argent and Azure.
Motto
Che Sara Sara

References

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  1. ^ "Donald Stewart Johnson (Posthumous)". Volunteer Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  2. ^ Canadian Heraldic Authority (Volume II), Ottawa, 1992