George Porteous
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George Porteous CM, MBE |
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| 14th Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan | |
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In office February 29, 1976 – February 6, 1978 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General | Jules Léger |
| Premier | Allan Blakeney |
| Preceded by | Stephen Worobetz |
| Succeeded by | Irwin McIntosh |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
April 7, 1903 Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| Died | February 6, 1978 (aged 74) Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | University of Saskatchewan |
| Occupation | Community organizer, director |
George Porteous, CM, MBE (April 7, 1903 – February 6, 1978) was the 14th Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, Canada from 1976 to 1978.
George Porteous was born in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland on 7 April 1903. His family emigrated to Canada in 1910 and he attended secondary school in Saskatoon, going on to the University of Saskatchewan, where he was awarded BA in 1927. He began working for the YMCA as boys’ work secretary in Saskatoon in 1922, later becoming an Army physical education instructor. At the outbreak of World War II he went with the 1st Canadian Division to England as a YMCA Auxiliary Service officer, returning later on to Canada to train others.
In 1941 Porteous was posted with the Winnipeg Grenadiers to Hong Kong, to reinforce the British garrison. The regiment arrived just in time to be overwhelmed by invading Japanese forces, and Porteous was to spend a total of 44 months in one of the notorious prisoner of war camps, where he remained until the end of the war. In due course he was decorated as an MBE, Member of the Order of the British Empire, for his outstanding contribution in maintaining prisoner morale while imprisoned.
Porteous returned to Saskatoon after the war and was named executive director of the Saskatoon Community Chest. He was later awarded the Order of Canada in 1974 for dedication to community affairs, and was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Saskatchewan, the Queen’s representative, on 3 March 1976, thus becoming that Province’s 14th Lieutenant Governor. He died in office on 6 February 1978.
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