- Wallace Samuel Bird
Wallace Samuel Bird (
December 7 1917 –2 October 1971 ) was a Canadian businessman and the 23rdLieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick sinceCanadian Confederation .Born in
Marysville, New Brunswick , the son of Charles Bird, he started working with his father in the construction industry after finishing high school. DuringWorld War II , he worked with the Saint John Drydock and Shipbuilding Company converting ships to be used in the war. After the war, he started working for Mussens Limited, a Canadian construction equipment firm where he would become Executive Vice-President. In 1968, he was appointed Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick and served until his death in 1971.In 1941, he married Phyllis Mildred Bailey. They had four children: Richard, David, Nancy, and Michael.
References
* [http://www.gnb.ca/lg/gov-e.asp Lieutenant-Governors of New Brunswick]
* [http://www.umoncton.ca/etudeacadiennes/centre/doctorat/68bird.html University of Moncton citation]
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