Walter Harold Covert
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Walter Harold Covert, was a corporate lawyer based in Nova Scotia
, influential member of the Conservative Party and served as the 15th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia
from 1931 to 1937.
As well as head of a large Halifax law firm, Covert served as president of Nova Scotia Light and Power.
He was the uncle and father-in-law of Frank Manning Covert
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Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
, influential member of the Conservative Party and served as the 15th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia
Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia
The Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia is the viceregal representative in Nova Scotia of the Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the ten other jurisdictions of Canada and resides predominantly in her oldest realm, the...
from 1931 to 1937.
As well as head of a large Halifax law firm, Covert served as president of Nova Scotia Light and Power.
He was the uncle and father-in-law of Frank Manning Covert
Frank Manning Covert
Frank Manning Covert, was a Canadian lawyer.Born in Canning, Kings County, Nova Scotia, the son of Dr. A.M. Covert and Minnie A. Covert, he graduated from Dalhousie University in 1929 at the top of his class. He joined the law firm of Stewart McKeen in 1930 and became a partner in 1936...
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