Design by Artifact Graphic design (artifactworks.ca). LINCOLN ALEXANDER ... 1991â07: Chancellor of the University of G
LINCOLN ALEXANDER “It is not your duty to be average. It is your duty to set a higher example for others to follow. I did. You can. You will.”
(20th Anniversary Motto for Lincoln Alexander Public School – Ajax, Ontario, 2012)
Jan. 21, 1922: Lincoln MacCauley Alexander was born in Toronto to the son of West Indian immigrants. 1930’s: Attended Earl Grey Public School and Riverdale Collegiate in Hamilton.
1942–45: Joined the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War.
Photo courtesy of the Alexander Family.
1949: Graduated from McMaster University with a BA in economics and history. 1953: Graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School.
1968: First Black MP in Canada – 1972, 1979, and 1980.
1979–80: First Black Cabinet Minister. 1985–91: Ontario’s 24th Lieutenant Governor, first Black person to hold this office in Canada. 1991–07: Chancellor of the University of Guelph. 1992: Appointed a Companion of the Order of Canada, and to the Order of Ontario. 1996–03: Chairman, Canadian Race Relations Foundation.
BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2013 Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario Fédération des enseignantes et des enseignants de l’élémentaire de l’Ontario
Photos courtesy of The Hamilton Spectator. Design by Artifact Graphic design (artifactworks.ca)
A life of service, a beacon of hope, courage, and determination.
