| 词条 | Lionel Massey |
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| name = Lionel Massey | image = | caption = | honorific-suffix = | office = Secretary to the Governor General of Canada | term_start = February 28, 1952 | term_end = September 15, 1959 | governor-general = Vincent Massey | predecessor = H. F. G. Letson | successor = Esmond Unwin Butler | birth_date = July 2, 1916 | birth_place = Toronto, Ontario | birth_name = | death_date = July 28, 1965 | residence = | profession = | parents = Vincent Massey, father Alice Massey, mother | spouse = {{marriage|Lilias Massey |1946}} | children = Jane Massey }}Lionel Massey (July 2, 1916 – July 28, 1965) was a Canadian civil servant and dignitary, most noted for serving as Secretary to the Governor General of Canada during his father Vincent Massey's term as Governor General.[1] Born in Toronto to Vincent and Alice Massey, he was educated at Upper Canada College and Balliol College, Oxford.[1] He served in the King's Royal Rifle Corps during World War II, during which he was injured in Greece and spent time as a German prisoner of war.[2] He returned to Canada in 1944, and married Lilias Ahearn Van Buskirk in 1946.[3] The couple's primary residence was Batterwood House in Canton, Ontario, although they travelled frequently on family business.[4] When Vincent Massey was appointed as Governor General in 1952, he appointed Lionel as secretary; as Alice Massey had by this time died and there would be no viceregal consort, Lilias was simultaneously appointed as acting châtelaine of Rideau Hall.[5] Following the end of Vincent Massey's term in office, Lionel was appointed as administrative director of the Royal Ontario Museum.[6] He was promoted to associate director of the institution in 1963.[7] He also served on the boards of Hart House,[8] Upper Canada College and the Stratford Festival.[1] He died in Toronto on July 28, 1965 after suffering a stroke.[1] References1. ^1 2 3 "Lionel Massey: ROM Director Was Wounded In Greece in '41". The Globe and Mail, July 29, 1965. {{DEFAULTSORT:Massey, Lionel}}{{Canada-bio-stub}}2. ^"Lionel Massey War Prisoner; Wounded and Left in Athens". The Globe and Mail, May 14, 1941. 3. ^"Massey-Van Buskirk Vows Of Dominion-Wide Interest". The Globe and Mail, June 17, 1946. 4. ^"Mrs. Lionel Massey Leads Busy Social Life". Ottawa Citizen, May 14, 1954. 5. ^"Death of King Affects Many World Problems, Says Vincent Massey". The Globe and Mail, February 18, 1952. 6. ^"Lionel Massey". The Globe and Mail, October 21, 1960. 7. ^"Name Swinton Head Of Ontario Museum". The Globe and Mail, June 28, 1963. 8. ^"Robert Gill New Director At Hart House". The Globe and Mail, September 7, 1946. 9 : 1916 births|1965 deaths|Canadian civil servants|Canadian corporate directors|Canadian military personnel of World War II|People from Toronto|Upper Canada College alumni|Royal Ontario Museum|Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford |
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