Evening star., 1940-02-12
Politics Adjourned as Canada
Mourns Lord Tweedsnnuir
Governor Generuk
Dies After Third
Operation
By the Associated Press.

year-old Lord Tweedsmuir, Gov
ernor General Of Canada since 1895,
novelist, lawyer and newspaperman.
Lord Tweedsmuir died last night
in the Montreal Neurological Insti-
tute after the third operation since
a fall last Tuesday. Five attending
physicians said the blocking Of a
small artery in the brain caused
him to fall, thereby adding q
conclusion Of the BRAIN"
Prime Minister w. L. Mackenzie
King recalled all his ministers who
are campaigning in the coming
general elections and governmental
activity throughout the Dominion
was suspended.
Among hundreds of messages re-
ceived by Lady Tweedsmuir was
one from President Roosevelt say
ing he was shocked and greatly
grieved" at her husbands death.
The President met Lord Tweeds-
muir twice in 1896.
Body to Lie in State.
The body of the Governor Gen.
eral will lie in state at Ottawa
IN the Senate chamber before fu-
neral services Wednesday. Burial
will be in Great Britain. A special
train will take the body to Ottawa
tomorrow.
The government proclaimed q
seven-day period of public mourn
ing, beginning today.
The Prime Minister said, in part:
I'm the passing of his excellency,
the people of Canada have lost one
OF the greatest and most revered
Of their governors general, and a
friend who from the day of his ar
rival in this country dedicated his
life to their service"
Chief Justice Takes Oath.
Pending the appointment of a
the Governor Generals
duties were taken over by the chief
justice Of Canada, Sir Lyman Dun,
The chief justice took the oaths of
the governor generals office last
night.
King George vi will appoint the
new governor general.
While the British press has mem
toned names of three men as pos
sible successors to Lord Tweeds-
muir, the wishes of Canada likely
will bear great weight. It is Gus
tomary for the Ottawa cabinet to
make a recommendation to the
King.
Among those mentioned are the
Duke of Devonshire, the Marques
Of Aberdeen and the Earl of Ath-
lone.
The Duke of Devonshire is under
secretary Of state for the Dominions
IN the Chamberlain government. He
Is the son of the late former gov
ernor general Of Canada from 1916
to 1921, the ninth Duke Of Devon
shire. Ss~4-~
Born in Border Country. -
John Buchanslater to become
Lord Tweedsmuir of Elsfleld, was
born in the Scottish borderland
country, August IS, 1875. His father,
the Rev. John Masterton Buchan,
was minister Of the Free Church
at Broughton Green in Peebles-
shire. -~s.3 49,. ..s.,.< .
Reared among the rolling hills and
moorlands he early I'M
bibed love of nature which was to
express itself later in many Of his
writings. He studied first at Glas-
gov University and then passed on
to Oxford, where he won several
prizes.
While at Oxford he published
some works and was president of
the Oxford Union in 1899. Two years
later he was admitted to the Eng
lish Bar in the Middle Temple.
But he was destined for other
fields. He went to South Africa as
secretary to Lord Miner in the diff
cult years following the Boer War.
Returning to England, he Joined
the publishing firm of Thomas Nell
son g. Son, London.
Manager Publishing Firm.
Installed in the active manage
ment of the company, he was re-
sponsible for many Of its successes
while at the same time he wrote
biographies, novels and history.
Then came the World War. He
joined the British headquarters staff,
becoming liaison officer between
G. H. @. and the government. Even
tually he was advanced to the post
Of director of information.
He was a member Of the House
of Commons in 1927 for the Scottish
Universities and Lord High Com
missioner to the Church of Scotland
in 1933-34.
The late King George v made him
a Companion of Honor in 1882 and
three years later he was raised to
the peerage as first Baron Tweeds-
muir of Elsfield.
He went TO Canada IN November
1885. Less than. three months after
his arrival he visited mining areas
in Northern Ontario and Quebec.
The summer Of 1887 found him on
the Arctic rim, questioning Eskimos
and pilots who had flown him to
the North.
During his sojourn at Rideau Han
he entertained many world figures,
including King George and queen
Elizabeth on their trip through
Canada last year, President Roose.
welt, Secretary Of State Cordell Hull
Of the United States and Prince
Chicibu Of Japan and his wife.
Wide Range of Books.
Lord Tweedmuir's writinss-he
wrote nearly 60 volumes before he
became Governor General-ransed
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