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For the Hong Kong film director, see David Lam (film director).
The Honourable
David See-chai Lam
林思齊
OC, CVO, OBC
25th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia In office
1988–1995Preceded by Robert Gordon Rogers Succeeded by Garde Gardom Personal details Born September 2, 1923
Hong KongDied November 22, 2010 (aged 87)
Vancouver, British Columbia CanadaNationality Canadian David See-chai Lam, OC, CVO, OBC (林思齊) (September 2, 1923 – November 22, 2010) was from 1988 to 1995 the 25th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.
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Early life
Born in Hong Kong, Lam and his family immigrated to British Columbia following World War II. He received an Economics degree at Lingnan College in Hong Kong and an MBA from Temple University in Philadelphia.
Career
Lam became a prominent real estate businessman in Vancouver, and was a leading proponent of many ambitious development schemes. He is also noted for being a leading philanthropist. In 1986, he helped found the Canadian International Dragon Boat Festival.
Lieutenant Governor
In 1988 Governor General Jeanne Sauvé, on the advice of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, appointed him lieutenant governor. Three premiers served under Lam: William Vander Zalm, Rita Johnston, and Michael Harcourt.
He formally ended the practice of lieutenant governors wearing the Windsor uniform. This practice was reinstated by current Lieutenant Governor Steven Point.
He was Canada's second non-white lieutenant governor (first was Lincoln Alexander of Ontario), and the first Asian-Canadian Canadian lieutenant governor.
Honours
In 1988, he was made a Knight Commander of the Order of St. John (KStJ) and Vice-Prior of the Order from 1988-1995.
In 1988, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Officer in 1995.
In 1994, he was made a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) by the Queen in 1994.
In 1995, he was awarded the Order of British Columbia.
Death
He died on November 22, 2010 from prostate cancer at the age of 87.[1]
Arms
Arms of David LamNotes The arms of David Lam consist of:[2]
Crest Above a helmet mantled Gules doubled Or on a wreath Or and Gules an Antique Crown Or garnished with jade proper issuant therefrom a demi lion Or holding between his forepaws a jade ball proper.Escutcheon Gules a Chinese dragon Or reaching for a pearl Argent on a chief Or a Latin cross Gules between two pine trees Vert.Supporters Two horses Argent langued Gules unguled Or gorged with antique crown Or garnished with jade proper each horse holding a gonfalon Argent inscribed in Chinese characters Sable.Compartment A rocky promontory proper charged with three Pacific Dogwood flowers Argent leaved Vert seeded Or.Motto Futura AspiransReferences
- ^ "Former B.C. lieutenant-governor David Lam dies". CBC News. 22 November 2010. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2010/11/22/bc-david-lam.html. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
- ^ Canadian Heraldic Authority (Volume I), Ottawa, 1999
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Categories:- 1923 births
- 2010 deaths
- Deaths from prostate cancer
- Lieutenant Governors of British Columbia
- Members of the Order of British Columbia
- Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order
- Canadian politicians of Hong Kong descent
- Hong Kong emigrants to Canada
- Officers of the Order of Canada
- People from Vancouver
- Alumni of Lingnan University
- Temple University alumni
- Canadian Baptists
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