Lincoln MacCauley Alexander , ( January 21 , 1922 -- October 19 , 2012 ) was a Canadian politician and statesman who served as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons , the federal Minister of Labour , and later as the 24th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario , from 1985 to 1991 .
Lincoln MacCauley Alexander ( January 21 , 1922 -- October 19 , 2012 ) was a Canadian politician and statesman . Alexander served as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons , the federal Minister of Labour , and later as the 24th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario , from 1985 to 1991 .