John Buchan 1st Baron Tweedsmuir PC GCMG GCVO CH (26 August 1875 – 11 February 1940) was a Scottish novelist historian and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada the 15th since Canadian Confederation.After a brief legal career Buchan simultaneously began both his writing career and his political and diplomatic career serving as a private secretary to the colonial administrator of various colonies in Southern Africa.
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active years end date
1940-02-11
active years start date
1935-11-02
birth date
1875-08-26
birth place
Perth Scotland
death date
1940-02-11
death place
Montreal, Quebec
LCCN Id
n/79/045167
office
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order in office
15th, Governor General of Canada
profession
Author
religion
Free Church of Scotland (1843–1900), United Free Church of Scotland, Church of Scotland
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