Clarence Wallace

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Clarence Wallace

18th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
In office October 1, 1950 – October 3, 1955
Monarch	George VI Elizabeth II
Governor General	The Viscount Alexander of Tunis Vincent Massey
Premier	Boss Johnson W. A. C. Bennett
Preceded by	Charles Arthur Banks
Succeeded by	Frank Mackenzie Ross
Personal details
Born	(1893-06-22)June 22, 1893 Vancouver, British Columbia
Died	November 12, 1982(1982-11-12) (aged 89) Palm Desert, California
Nationality	Canadian
Profession	shipbuilder

Clarence Wallace (June 22, 1893 – November 12, 1982) was a Canadian shipbuilder and the 18th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.

Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, he fought in World War I and was wounded at Ypres. After the war, he became the president of his father's business, Burrard Dry Dock. During World War II, he built ships for the war and was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1946. From 1950 to 1955, he was the Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia. He was also made a Knight of Grace in the Order of St. John of Jerusalem.

He died at his winter residence in Palm Desert, California in 1982.

References

"Clarence Wallace". Office of the Lieutenant Governor.

v t e Lieutenant Governors of British Columbia

Trutch Richards Cornwall Nelson Dewdney McInnes de Lotbinière Dunsmuir Paterson Barnard Prior Nichol Bruce Johnson Hamber Woodward Banks Wallace Ross Pearkes Nicholson Owen Bell-Irving Rogers Lam Gardom Campagnolo Point Guichon

Persondata
Name	Wallace, Clarence
Alternative names
Short description	Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
Date of birth	June 22, 1893
Place of birth	Vancouver, British Columbia
Date of death	November 12, 1982
Place of death	Palm Desert, California

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