My latest article in the Historica Canada Canadian Encyclopedia is about Field Marshall Julian Hedworth George Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, Commander of the Canadian Corps from 1915 to 1917 and Governor General of Canada from 1921 to 1926. Byng led the Canadian Corps to victory at the Battle of Vimy Ridge during the First World War. As governor general, he is best known for his role in the King-Byng Affair, when he formally refused Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King’s advice to dissolve Parliament and call a federal election.
top of page
Recent Posts
See AllMy newest article in the Historica Canada Canadian Encyclopedia is about Adelaide Sophia Hoodless, nee Hunter, educator and author (born...
20
My new article in the Historica Canada Canadian Encyclopedia is about Vere Brabazon Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough , Governor General...
50
My latest article in the Canadian Encyclopedia is about Freeman Freeman-Thomas, Baron Willingdon of Ratton and 1st Marquess of...
80
bottom of page