Norman Robertson
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Norman Alexander Robertson | |
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Norman Robertson and Mackenzie King, 1944
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Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet | |
In office March 15, 1949 – May 31, 1952 |
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Preceded by | Arnold Heeney |
Succeeded by | Jack Pickersgill |
Personal details | |
Born | Vancouver, British Columbia |
March 4, 1904
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Ottawa, Ontario |
Alma mater | University of British Columbia University of Oxford |
Norman Alexander Robertson, CC (March 4, 1904 – July 16, 1968) was a Canadian diplomat and was one of Prime Minister Mackenzie King's advisers.
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Background and early life
Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, he was educated at the University of British Columbia and was a Rhodes Scholar attending Balliol College, Oxford.
In 1929 he started with the Department of External Affairs.
Senior diplomatic appointments
In 1941, he became Under Secretary of State for External Affairs.
From 1946-1949 and 1952–1957, he was Canadian High Commissioner in London, during which time he participated at the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II as Standard Bearer, and from 1957-1958 he was Canadian Ambassador in Washington, D.C..
Honours; Death
In 1967, he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada.[1] Robertson is buried at Maclaren Cemetery in Wakefield, Quebec.[2] Robertson is buried at the same cemetery as fellow diplomats and friends Hume Wrong and Lester B. Pearson.
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Diplomatic posts | ||
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Preceded by | Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom 1946–1949 |
Succeeded by L. Dana Wilgress |
Preceded by | Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom 1952–1957 |
Succeeded by George Drew |