Fabian O'Dea
| The Honourable Fabian Aloysius O'Dea | |
|---|---|
| 4th Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland | |
| In office March 1, 1963 – April 2, 1969 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General | George Vanier Roland Michener |
| Premier | Joey Smallwood |
| Preceded by | Campbell Leonard Macpherson |
| Succeeded by | Ewart John Arlington Harnum |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 20, 1918 St. John's, NL |
| Died | December 12, 2004 (aged 86) St. John's, NL |
Fabian Aloysius O'Dea, QC (January 20, 1918 – December 12, 2004) was a lawyer and the fourth Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland, Canada.
Born in St. John's, O'Dea was educated at St. Bonaventure's College, Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN), University of Toronto and Dalhousie University.
In 1939 he was selected Rhodes Scholar for Newfoundland, but declined in order to join the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve, where he served as torpedo officer. In 1945 when he retired from the reserve he attended Oxford for a BCL degree and was admitted to the English Bar at the Inner Temple in 1948. O'Dea became a QC in 1963.
O'Dea was a member of the Board of Regents for MUN, Vice-President for Newfoundland at the Canadian Bar Association and a member of the Canadian Rhodes Scholarship selection committee. Fabian O'Dea was also a collector of sixteenth to eighteenth century maps.
Awards and honours
- 1963 Knight of Grace of St. John of Jerusalem
- 1969 LL.D by Memorial University of Newfoundland
- 1988 Knight of Malta
- 1990 Knight of Justice of St. John of Jerusalem
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