John Alexander Douglas McCurdy
John Alexander Douglas McCurdy MBE, (2 August 1886 – 25 June 1961) was a Canadian aviation pioneer and the 20th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia from 1947 to 1952.
J.A.D. McCurdy | |
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| 20th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia | |
| In office 12 August 1947 – 1 September 1952 | |
| Monarchs | George VI Elizabeth II |
| Governors General | The Viscount Alexander of Tunis Vincent Massey |
| Premier | Angus Lewis Macdonald |
| Preceded by | Henry Ernest Kendall |
| Succeeded by | Alistair Fraser |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 August 1886 Baddeck, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Died | 25 June 1961 (aged 74) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Millicent Ball m. first 20 Sept. 1881 Lucy O'Brien in Windsor, N.S., and they had three sons and a daughter; m. secondly 2 Oct. 1902 Hattie Maria Mace in Montreal, and they had two daughters and a son; d. 1923 in Washington, D.C. |
| Relations | Arthur Williams McCurdy |
| Children | J.R.D. McCurdy (Son) Margaret Diana Haddon (daughter) |
| Profession | Aeronautical engineer, Aircraft designer, Pilot, Entrepreneur |
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