Governor General Of Canada Harold Alexander Hand Signed TLS JG Autographs COA

  

"1st Earl Alexander of Tunis" Harold Alexander Signed TLS Dated 1952. This item is certified authentic by JG. Autographs and comes with their Certificate of Authenticity. Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis.

December 1891 - 16 June 1969 was a senior. Officer who served with distinction in both. For training as an army officer of the. He rose to prominence through his service in the. First World War, receiving numerous honours and decorations, and continued his. Military career through various British campaigns across Europe and Asia. World War II, Alexander oversaw the final stages of the.

Subsequently held high-ranking field commands in. Including serving as Commander-in-Chief Middle East and commanding the. Again in Italy before receiving his field marshal's baton and being made. In 1946 he was appointed as governor. And he occupied the post until.

Alexander proved to be enthusiastic about the Canadian wilderness and was. A popular governor general with Canadians.

He was the last non-Canadian-born. Governor general before the appointment of. In 1999, as well as the last governor. General to be a peer. After the end of his viceregal tenure, Alexander was. Queen's Privy Council for. And thereafter, in order to serve as the. Alexander retired in 1954 and died in 1969.

Born in London into an aristocratic family from. He was the third son of. Alexander, 4th Earl of Caledon. And the Countess of Caledon, a. The 3rd Earl of Norbury.

There participating as the 11th batsman in the. Though Alexander toyed with the notion of. Becoming an artist, he went instead on to the.