- Howard Graham
Howard Douglas Graham, OC, CVO, CBE, DSO, ED, CD (
15 July 1898 –September 28 ,1986 ) was a CanadianLieutenant General and former Chief of the General Staff.Early life
Born in
Buffalo, New York , he was raised on a farm inTrenton, Ontario . He was called to the Ontario bar in 1922 and practiced law for 17 years in Trenton. DuringWorld War I he served with the Canadian Infantry inFrance ,Germany andBelgium .World War II and beyond
During
World War II he served in UK, France,Sicily andItaly . From 1946 to 1948 he was the Senior Canadian Army Liaison Officer and Army Advisor to the Canadian High Commissioner in London. From 1948 to 1950 he was Vice Chief of General Staff of the Canadian Army. From 1951 to 1955 he was the General Officer Commanding Central Command in Canada. From 1955 to 1958 he was the Chief of General Staff of the Canadian Army. After retiring in 1958, he was secretary for the Queen's visits to Canada in 1959 and 1967.From 1961 to 1966, he was president of the
Toronto Stock Exchange .In 1987, his autobiography, "Citizen and Soldier: The Memoirs of Lieutenant-General Howard Graham", was published.
Honours
*Commander of the
Order of the British Empire
*Distinguished Service Order (twice)
*Officer of the Legion of Honour
*Croix de Guerre
*Officer of theLegion of Merit of the United States
*In 1967, he was made an Officer of theOrder of Canada .References
*cite news|title=Lt.-Gen. Howard D. Graham Distinguished soldier also business leader, stock exchange head|date=September 29, 1986|work=
The Globe and Mail External links
* [http://www.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=2006 Order of Canada Citation]
* [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0003357 Howard Douglas Graham] atThe Canadian Encyclopedia
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