Edward Chester Plow


Edward Chester Plow, was a Canadian soldier and the 22nd Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.

Education

Born in St. Albans, Vermont, he was educated at Lower Canada College and then entered the Royal Military College of Canada in 1921, student # 1649.

Career

He was commissioned in the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery in 1925. He served in Canada and England before World War II began. During World War II, he commanded the artillery of the 1st Canadian Corps. In 1944, he was promoted to Brigadier, Royal Artillery.
- a Union Flag defaced with the Shield of Arms of Nova Scotia, surrounded by a chain of green maple leaves.
After the war, he was promoted to Major-General and became the commander of the Eastern Command in Halifax, Nova Scotia. In 1958, he was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia by Prime Minister John Diefenbaker and served until 1963.
He died of lung cancer in Brockville, Ontario in 1988.

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