Gilbert Finn

Gilbert Finn OC ONB (September 3, 1920 – January 7, 2015) was a Canadian businessman and was the 26th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick from 1987 to 1994.

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The Honourable Gilbert Finn OC ONB
26th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick
In office August 20, 1987 – June 21, 1994
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governors General	Jeanne Sauvé Ray Hnatyshyn
Premier	Richard Hatfield Frank McKenna
Preceded by	George Stanley
Succeeded by	Margaret McCain
Personal details
Born	(1920-09-03)September 3, 1920 Inkerman, New Brunswick, Canada
Died	January 7, 2015(2015-01-07) (aged 94) Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
Profession	Businessman
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Born in Inkerman, New Brunswick, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Laval University in 1944. In 1974 he was made a Member of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Officer in 1979. In 2008 he returned his insignia of the Order in protest of the appointment of Henry Morgentaler,^[1] but never formally resigned his appointment to the Order.

1. ^ Former lieutenant-governor returns Order of Canada in protest, CBC News, 9 July 2008.
2. ^ Canadian Heraldic Authority (Volume II), Ottawa, 1992

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