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{{Short description|Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia}}
{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = <small>[[The Honourable]]</small><br />
| honorific-prefix = [[The Honourable]]
| name = Robert Gordon Rogers<br>
| name = Robert Gordon Rogers
| honorific-suffix = <small>[[Order of Canada|OC]], [[Order of British Columbia|OBC]]</small>
| honorific-suffix = [[Order of Canada|OC]], [[Order of British Columbia|OBC]]
| nationality = Canadian
| nationality = Canadian
| image = RobertRogers.jpg
| image = RobertRogers.jpg
| order = 24th [[Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia]]
| order = 24th [[Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia]]
| term_start = 1983
| term_start = 15 July 1983
| term_end = 1988
| term_end = 9 September 1988
| predecessor = [[Henry Pybus Bell-Irving]]
| predecessor = [[Henry Pybus Bell-Irving]]
| successor = [[David Lam]]
| successor = [[David Lam (real estate entrepreneur)|David Lam]]
| monarch = [[Elizabeth II]]
| monarch = [[Elizabeth II]]
| governor_general = [[Edward Schreyer]]<br>[[Jeanne Sauvé]]
| premier = [[Bill Bennett]]<br>[[Bill Vander Zalm]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1919|8|19|mf=y}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1919|8|19|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]]
| birth_place = [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]]
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| death_place = [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]], [[British Columbia]]
| death_place = [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]], [[British Columbia]]
|}}
|}}
'''Robert Gordon Rogers''', {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|OC|OBC}} (August 19, 1919 &ndash; May 21, 2010) was the [[List of lieutenant governors of British Columbia#Lieutenant Governors of British Columbia, 1871-present|24th]] [[Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia]] from 1983 to 1988.<ref name="Bio">{{cite web|url=http://www.ltgov.bc.ca/ltgov/former/ltgov/RobertRogers.htm|title=Robert Gordon Rogers|work=Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia}}</ref>
'''Robert Gordon Rogers''', {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|OC|OBC}} (August 19, 1919 &ndash; May 21, 2010) was the [[List of lieutenant governors of British Columbia#Lieutenant Governors of British Columbia, 1871-present|24th]] [[Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia]] from 1983 to 1988.<ref name="Bio">{{cite web|url=http://www.ltgov.bc.ca/ltgov/former/ltgov/RobertRogers.htm|title=Robert Gordon Rogers|work=Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614142609/http://www.ltgov.bc.ca/ltgov/former/ltgov/RobertRogers.htm|archivedate=2011-06-14}}</ref>


Born in [[Montreal]], he was a graduate of the [[University of Toronto Schools]], the [[University of Toronto]], and the [[Royal Military College of Canada]] in Kingston.<ref name="Bio"/> During the Second World War, he served with the 1st Hussars of the [[Royal Canadian Armoured Corps]], landing on Juno Beach on D-Day in 1944.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/Can/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=143158948}}</ref>
Born in [[Montreal]], he was a graduate of the [[University of Toronto Schools]], the [[University of Toronto]], and the [[Royal Military College of Canada]] in Kingston.<ref name="Bio"/> During the Second World War, he served with the 1st Hussars of the [[Royal Canadian Armoured Corps]], landing on Juno Beach on D-Day in 1944.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legacy.com/Can/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=143158948 |title=Robert Gordon Rogers Obituary |website=[[Legacy.com]] |accessdate=25 July 2012}}</ref>


From 1991 to 1996, he served as Chancellor of the [[University of Victoria]].<ref name="Bio"/>
From 1991 to 1996, he served as Chancellor of the [[University of Victoria]].<ref name="Bio"/>
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In 1989, he was made an Officer of the [[Order of Canada]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=2615|title=Order of Canada citation}}</ref> In 1990, he was awarded the [[Order of British Columbia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.protocol.gov.bc.ca/protocol/prgs/obc/1990/1990_RRogers.htm|title=Order of British Columbia citation}}</ref>
In 1989, he was made an Officer of the [[Order of Canada]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=2615|title=Order of Canada citation}}</ref> In 1990, he was awarded the [[Order of British Columbia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.protocol.gov.bc.ca/protocol/prgs/obc/1990/1990_RRogers.htm|title=Order of British Columbia citation}}</ref>


Rogers died on May 21, 2010.<ref>{{cite news |title=Statement from the Lieutenant Governor on the death of Robert Rogers|newspaper=The Vancouver Sun |date=22 May 2010 |url=http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Statement+from+Lieutenant+Governor+death+Robert+Rogers/3061173/story.html }}</ref>
Rogers died on May 21, 2010.<ref>{{cite news |title=Statement from the Lieutenant Governor on the death of Robert Rogers |newspaper=The Vancouver Sun |date=22 May 2010 |url=https://vancouversun.com/news/Statement+from+Lieutenant+Governor+death+Robert+Rogers/3061173/story.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100524151824/http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Statement+from+Lieutenant+Governor+death+Robert+Rogers/3061173/story.html |archivedate=24 May 2010 }}</ref>


==References==
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| title=[[Order of precedence in British Columbia]]
| years={{As of|2008|lc=on}}
| before=[[Lance Finch]], Chief Justice of British Columbia
| after=[[David Lam]]}}
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| DATE OF BIRTH =19 August 1919
| PLACE OF BIRTH =[[Montreal]], [[Quebec]]
| DATE OF DEATH =21 May 2010
| PLACE OF DEATH = [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]], [[British Columbia]]
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The Honourable
Robert Gordon Rogers
OC, OBC
24th Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia
In office
15 July 1983 – 9 September 1988
MonarchElizabeth II
Governors GeneralEdward Schreyer
Jeanne Sauvé
PremierBill Bennett
Bill Vander Zalm
Preceded byHenry Pybus Bell-Irving
Succeeded byDavid Lam
Personal details
Born(1919-08-19)August 19, 1919
Montreal, Quebec
DiedMay 21, 2010(2010-05-21) (aged 90)
Victoria, British Columbia
NationalityCanadian

Robert Gordon Rogers, OC OBC (August 19, 1919 – May 21, 2010) was the 24th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia from 1983 to 1988.[1]

Born in Montreal, he was a graduate of the University of Toronto Schools, the University of Toronto, and the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston.[1] During the Second World War, he served with the 1st Hussars of the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps, landing on Juno Beach on D-Day in 1944.[2]

From 1991 to 1996, he served as Chancellor of the University of Victoria.[1]

In 1989, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.[3] In 1990, he was awarded the Order of British Columbia.[4]

Rogers died on May 21, 2010.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Robert Gordon Rogers". Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia. Archived from the original on 2011-06-14.
  2. ^ "Robert Gordon Rogers Obituary". Legacy.com. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Order of Canada citation".
  4. ^ "Order of British Columbia citation".
  5. ^ "Statement from the Lieutenant Governor on the death of Robert Rogers". The Vancouver Sun. 22 May 2010. Archived from the original on 24 May 2010.


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