Claim: John Elvin Shaffner, a Nova Scotia native, served as the province's 26th Lieutenant Governor before becoming president of 7 Up Maritimes Ltd. and M.W.
Evidence: He was born in Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia and was educated there, at Acadia University and at the Bentley School of Accounting and Finance in Boston. He served as the 26th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia from 1978 to 1984. Nova Scotia (/ˌnoʊvə ˈskoʊʃə/ NOH-və SKOH-shə) is a province in eastern Canada. Later, he was president of 7 Up Maritimes Ltd. and M.W.