Massey, (Charles) Vincent
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born Feb. 20, 1887, Toronto, Ont., Can.
died Dec. 30, 1967, London, Eng.
Canadian administrator, first Canadian governor-general of Canada (1952–59).
He taught history at the University of Toronto from 1913 to 1915. During World War I he served as associate secretary of the cabinet war committee. After the war he operated a farm-machinery business until 1925. Active in Liberal Party politics, he served in the cabinet of W.L. Mackenzie King (1925) and was later Canada's first minister to the U.S. (1926–30) and high commissioner for Canada in Britain (1935–46). After serving as chancellor of the University of Toronto (1947–52), he was named governor-general. His brother was the actor Raymond Massey (1896–1983).
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