Canadian Flag (Peace Tower)
Date1965
Credit LineGift of the Lawson Family, 2004.
Object number2004.037.051
Label TextThis Canadian flag flew at half-mast from the Peace Tower in Ottawa, Ontario when Frank Ray Lawson, OBE (1886-1980) died. Lawson was the 17th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Canada, from 1946 to 1952. Before becoming Lieutenant Governor he worked at his father's printing firm, Lawson & Jones, later taking over the company. He would become an executive or director at over 20 companies over his business career. In addition to his business and political activities, he was a philanthropist. He established the Lawson Foundation in 1956. Since its founding, the Lawson Foundation has donated over $50 million to charities across Canada.
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