Norman Robertson
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Norman Robertson
| Norman Alexander Robertson | |
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| Norman Robertson and Mackenzie King, 1944 | |
| Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet | |
| In office March 15, 1949 – May 31, 1952 |
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| Preceded by | Arnold Heeney |
| Succeeded by | Jack Pickersgill |
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| Born | March 4, 1904 Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Died | July 16, 1968 (aged 64) Ottawa, Ontario |
Norman Alexander Robertson, CC (March 4, 1904 – July 16, 1968) was a Canadian diplomat and was one of Prime Minister Mackenzie King's advisers.
Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, he was educated at the University of British Columbia and was a Rhodes Scholar attending Balliol College, Oxford. In 1929 he started with the Department of External Affairs. In 1941, he became Under Secretary of State for External Affairs.
From 1946-1949 and 1952–1957, he was Canadian High Commissioner in London and from 1957-1958 he was Canadian Ambassador in Washington, D.C..
In 1967, he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada.[1] Robertson is buried at Maclaren Cemetery in Wakefield, Quebec.[2] Robertson is buried at the same cemetery as fellow diplomats and friends Hume Wrong and Lester B. Pearson.
References
- "Norman Alexander Robertson". Library and Archives Canada. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/king/023011-1050.37-e.html. Retrieved February 9, 2005.
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| Preceded by Vincent Massey |
Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom 1946–1949 |
Succeeded by L. Dana Wilgress |
| Preceded by L. Dana Wilgress |
Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom 1952–1957 |
Succeeded by George Drew |
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