Gordon Arnaud Winter
The Honourable Gordon Arnaud Winter | |
|---|---|
| 6th Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland | |
| In office July 2, 1974 – July 10, 1981 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governors General | Jules Léger Edward Schreyer |
| Premier | Frank Moores Brian Peckford |
| Preceded by | Ewart Harnum |
| Succeeded by | Tony Paddon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 6, 1912 St. John's, Dominion of Newfoundland |
| Died | August 1, 2003 (aged 90) St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador[citation needed] |
Gordon Arnaud Winter, OC (October 6, 1912 – August 1, 2003) was the sixth lieutenant governor of Newfoundland from 1974 to 1981.[1]
In 1974, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.
In 1989, he headed the Winter Commission, the diocesan commission appointed by bishop Alphonsus Liguori Penney to undertake an inquiry about the clerical child sexual abuse scandal at Mount Cashel orphanage.
References
[edit]- ^ "Winter, Hon. Gordon Arnaud (1912-2003)". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Web Site Project. August 2004. Archived from the original on June 12, 2007. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
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