| 词条 | Eric Hamber |
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| honorific-prefix =The Honourable | name = Eric Hamber | honorific-suffix = {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|CMG}} | image = EricHamber.jpg | imagesize = 200px | caption = Eric Hamber | order = 15th | office = Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia | term_start = May 1, 1936 | term_end = August 29, 1941 | governor_general = The Lord Tweedsmuir The Earl of Athlone | premier = Duff Pattullo | predecessor = John William Fordham Johnson | successor = William Culham Woodward | monarch = Edward VIII George VI | birth_date = {{birth date|1879|4|21}} | birth_place = Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | death_date = {{death date and age|1960|1|10|1879|4|21}} | death_place = Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | nationality = Canadian | spouse = {{marriage|Aldyen Hendry|1912}} | party = | relations = John Hendry (father-in-law) | children = | alma_mater = | occupation = Businessman | profession = Politician | religion = }} Eric Werge Hamber, {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|CMG}} (April 21, 1879 – January 10, 1960) was a Canadian businessman and the 15th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia. Early lifeBorn in Winnipeg, Manitoba, as a youth he was an excellent athlete who shone in his school rowing, rugby, football and hockey teams. His first job was as a junior clerk with The Dominion Bank, and he moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, to open a new branch in 1907. On May 14, 1912, he married Aldyen Hendry, and began work at the BC Mills Timber and Trading Company, a company owned by Aldyen's father John Hendry. Hamber later became the company's President. In 1934 he built the Tudor Revival style Minnekhada Lodge in Coquitlam as a country retreat and hunting lodge. The land is now managed by Metro Vancouver Parks. Public officeOn May 1, 1936, he became Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, achieving considerable popularity. He left office in 1941 and accepted the position of Chancellor of the University of British Columbia in 1944, a position he held for seven years. In 1946, he was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George. He died in 1960. Other informationBoth Eric Hamber Secondary School and one of the residences in Place Vanier on the UBC Vancouver campus are named after Eric Hamber. The Hamber Provincial Park on the BC side of the Canadian Rockies and Theatre BC's most prestigious award also bear his name.[1] When Queen Elizabeth II was married in 1947, Hamber and his wife were the only Canadian private guests References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.theatrebc.org/awards/|title=Awards & Scholarships - theatreBC|website=www.theatrebc.org|accessdate=24 April 2018}} External links
| before=Robert E. McKechnie | title=Chancellor of the University of British Columbia | years=1944–1951 | after=Sherwood Lett }}{{s-end}}{{BCLG}}{{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Hamber, Eric}}{{canada-viceroy-stub|Hamber, Eric}}{{vancouver-stub|Hamber, Eric}} 7 : 1879 births|1960 deaths|Chancellors of the University of British Columbia|Canadian Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George|Lieutenant Governors of British Columbia|People from Winnipeg|Burials at Mountain View Cemetery (Vancouver) |
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