Eric Hamber

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Eric Werge Hamber (1879 April 21 - 1960 January 10) was a Canadian businessman and Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.

Born in Winnipeg, Canada, he was an excellent athlete as a youth who shone in his school rowing, rugby, football and hockey teams. His first job was as a junior clerk with the Dominion Bank, and he moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, to open a branch in 1907. In 1912, he married Aldyen Hendry and began work at the BC Mills Timber and Trading Company, owned by his father in law, of which he later became president.

On 1936 May 1, he became Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, achieving considerable popularity. He left office in 1941 and accepted the position of chancellor of the University of British Columbia in 1944, which he held for seven years. He died in 1960.

Eric Hamber Secondary School in Vancouver is named in his honour.