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The Honourable Pauline Mills McGibbon, OC ( October 21, 1910, Sarnia, Ontario - 2001, Toronto), served as the 22nd Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1974 to 1980.

Pauline Mills studied at the University of Toronto and later worked with community and national organizations such as the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire , for which she served as National President. In 1935 she married Donald McGibbon . Mrs. McGibbon served as Chancellor of the universities of Toronto and Guelph, Chairman of the National Arts Centre in Ottawa and was a Director of Massey Hall and Roy Thomson HallRoy Thomson Hall is the home of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Completed in 1982 and designed by architects are Arthur Erickson and Mather and Haldenby. Formerly known as New Massey Hall, it is named after the late Roy Thomson, first Lord Thomson of Flee. She was appointed an Officer of the Order of CanadaThe Order of Canada is Canada's highest civilian honour, awarded to those who adhere to the Order's motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam meaning "they desire a better country. The Order was created on July 1, 1967, on the country's 100th anniversary, to re in 1967Events January January 4 British motorboat racer Donald Campbell dies while attempting a water speed record in Coniston Lake. January 4 Algerian revolutionary Mohammed Khider is shot in Madrid. January 6 Vietnam War: USMC and ARVN troops launch " Operatio.

Mrs. McGibbon was installed as the first female Lieutenant Governor of Ontario in 1974, and thus became the first female Governor in the CommonwealthThe Commonwealth of Nations is a voluntary association of independent sovereign states, mostly formed by the United Kingdom and its former colonies. It was formerly known as the British Commonwealth (or British Commonwealth of Nations , and many still cal. She held the Office until 1980. A particular focus of her mandate was the arts in Ontario. After leaving Office, Mrs. McGibbon was promoted to be a Companion in the Order of Canada, and was appointed to the Order of OntarioThe Order of Ontario is an award given in the Canadian province of Ontario. Created in 1986 by then Lieutenant Governor Lincoln Alexander, the award is the most prestigious official honour in the province. The Order recognizes the highest level of individ. She died in Toronto in 2001.


Preceded by:
William Ross Macdonald
List of Lieutenant Governors of OntarioSucceeded by:
John Black Aird
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