Grant MacEwan
John Walter Grant MacEwan OC AOE (August 12, 1902 – June 15, 2000) was a Canadian farmer, professor at the University of Saskatchewan, Dean of Agriculture at the University of Manitoba, the 28th Mayor of Calgary and both a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) and the ninth Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, Canada. MacEwan University in Edmonton, Alberta, and the MacEwan Student Centre at the University of Calgary as well as the neighbourhoods of MacEwan Glen in Calgary and MacEwan in Edmonton are named after him.
The Honourable Grant MacEwan OC AOE | |
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| 9th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta | |
| In office January 26, 1966 – July 2, 1974 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governors General | Georges Vanier Roland Michener Jules Léger |
| Premier | Ernest Manning Harry Strom Peter Lougheed |
| Preceded by | John Percy Page |
| Succeeded by | Ralph Steinhauer |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office February 5, 1959 – April 17, 1959 | |
| Preceded by | James Harper Prowse |
| Succeeded by | 5-year vacancy (then Michael Maccagno) |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
| In office June 29, 1955 – June 18, 1959 Serving with Arthur Ryan Smith, Hugh John MacDonald, Frederick C. Colborne, Rose Wilkinson, Arthur J. Dixon | |
| Preceded by | Howard MacDonald Paul Brecken |
| Succeeded by | District Abolished |
| Constituency | Calgary |
| 28th Mayor of Calgary | |
| In office July 4, 1963 – October 18, 1965 | |
| Preceded by | Harry Hays |
| Succeeded by | John "Jack" Clifford Leslie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Walter Grant MacEwan August 12, 1902 Brandon, Manitoba, Canada |
| Died | June 15, 2000 (aged 97) Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence(s) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Alma mater | Ontario Agricultural College University of Toronto Iowa State University University of Saskatchewan University of Manitoba |
| Occupation | Farmer, agriculturalist, academic, author, and historian |
| Profession | Politician |
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