Alexander, Lincoln
Biography
Born in 1922, Lincoln MacCauley Alexander grew up in Toronto and New York City. After serving in World War II with the Royal Canadian Air Force, Alexander settled in Hamilton and attended McMaster University. He went on to graduate from Osgood Hall law school in Toronto. He was elected Canada's first black Member of Parliament for Hamilton West in 1968 after a previous unsuccessful bid in 1965. He went on to retain the seat in the next four successive Federal Elections and was appointed Labour Minister under Joe Clark. Following this he served from 1980 as head of the Workers' Compensation Board until his appointment, in 1985, as Ontario's Lieutenant Governor. He served until 1991. In 1992 he received the Order of Ontario, was inducted into Hamilton's Gallery of Distinction and was named a Companion of the Order of Canada.
Other Information
Related Websites and Blogs:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Alexander
Published Work
2006. "Go to school, you're a little black boy" : the honourable Lincoln M. Alexander : a memoir. Toronto, ON : Dundurn Press (Non-fiction)
