John Alexander Douglas McCurdy

J.A.D. McCurdy
20th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia
In office
12 August 1947 – 1 September 1952
MonarchsGeorge VI
Elizabeth II
Governors GeneralThe Viscount Alexander of Tunis
Vincent Massey
PremierAngus Lewis Macdonald
Preceded byHenry Ernest Kendall
Succeeded byAlistair Fraser
Personal details
Born(1886-08-02)2 August 1886
Baddeck, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died25 June 1961(1961-06-25) (aged 74)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Spouse(s)Margaret Millicent Ball m. first 20 Sept. 1881 Lucy O'Brien in Windsor, N.S., and they had three sons and a daughter; m. secondly 2 Oct. 1902 Hattie Maria Mace in Montreal, and they had two daughters and a son; d. 1923 in Washington, D.C.
RelationsArthur Williams McCurdy
ChildrenJ.R.D. McCurdy (Son)
Margaret Diana Haddon (daughter)
ProfessionAeronautical engineer, Aircraft designer, Pilot, Entrepreneur

John Alexander Douglas McCurdy MBE, (2 August 1886 – 25 June 1961) was a Canadian aviation pioneer and the 20th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia from 1947 to 1952.[N 1]

  1. ^ Blanchard 1930, pp. 162–163.


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