Frederick Russell

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Frederick William Russell, OC , CD , LL.D (September 10, 1923 - June 20, 2001) was a Canadian businessman and former Lieutenant-Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Born in St. John's, he studied at Dalhousie University and the Atlantic School for Advanced Business Administration. He was a fighter pilot with the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II. He was president of Blue Peter Steamships.

He was a member of the Newfoundland Labour Relations Board for over 35 years.

He was a founding member of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets in St. John's.

From 1991 to 1997, he was the lieutenant-governor of Newfoundland and Labrador.

In 1979, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Officer in 1999.

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Government Offices
Preceded by:
James Aloysius McGrath
Lieutenant-Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador
1991-1997
Succeeded by:
Arthur Maxwell House


Governors of Newfoundland and Labrador

Lieutenant-Governors (1949-present)
Walsh | Outerbridge | Macpherson | O'Dea | Harnum | Winter | Paddon | McGrath | Russell | House | Roberts

Commission Governors (1934-1949)
Anderson | Walwyn | MacDonald

Dominion Governors (1907-1934)
MacGregor | Williams | Davidson | Harris | Allardyce | Middleton | Anderson

Colonial Governors (1855-1907)
Darling | Bannerman | Musgrave | Hill | Glover | Maxse | Glover | Des Vœux | Blake | O'Brien | Murray | McCallum | Boyle | MacGregor

Civil Governors (1825-1855)
Cochrane | Prescott | Harvey | Law | LeMerchant | Hamilton

Commodore-Governors (1729-1825)
Osborn | Clinton | Falkingham | Muskerry | Lee | Vanbrugh | Medley | Smith | Byng | Smith | Hardy | Edwards | Douglas | Watson | Rodney | Drake | Bonfoy | Dorrill | Edwards | Webb | Graves | Palliser | Byron | Shuldham | Duff | Montagu | Edwards | Campbell | Elliott | Milbanke | King | Wallace | Waldegrave | Pole | Gambier | Gower | Holloway | Duckworth | Keats | Pickmore | Hamilton

French Gouverneurs (1655-1713)
de Kéréon | Gargot | du Perron | dit Lafontaine | Palme | Pioppe | Parat | de Costebelle | de Brouillan | de Monic | de Subercase | de Costebelle

Proprietary Governors (1610-1728)
Guy | Mason | Hayman | Whitbourne | Tanfield | Wynne | Aston | Calvert | Baltimore | Hill | Kirke | Treworgie