march june anglo canadian journalist author civil servant born lincoln middle class english parents relocated father convinced family ranch alberta suffering teenage years advanced basic english education fast track course qualified entrance graduating found work herald occupying role ottawa correspondent following year parliamentary correspondent resignation joining civil service productive membership canadian government entrusted position chief censor nation combat negative coverage canada role second world war home overseas resigning regret authorities found work academic establishing accepting directed faculty died ottawa june age early life born march lincoln english parents moved years earlier older sister margaret born father tax collector mother shop assistant apprentice married come meeting town methodist chapel father children farm relocated family regularly successful work insurance firm mother similarly privileged said received education victorian private school young ladies family purchased shop briefly short period educated newly established amalgamated form following moved ranch emerging settlement alberta family advice neighbor farming wheat predominant activity following major crop failure town bank clerk employment convenience store later left combination poor business family ranch later abandoned years high school education fast track course enrolled bachelor_of_arts program career graduating queen began writing locally printed wrote canadian senator acquired ownership newspaper held politics high regard short stay publication year writing ottawa correspondent witnessed significant political events position including passing began writing media agency late 1920s means syndicated weekly newspaper column selection political pieces featuring noted publications time resigned toronto star risen newspaper parliamentary correspondent finished reporting year whilst maintaining status freelance reporter began governmental service member sought ease great depression analyzing perceived flaws canadian constitution outcome commission supported allowed greater involvement regard unemployment insurance federal government time notable figures including members venture gaining trust canadian government chief censor war time canada predecessor major ordered ban published works leftist sympathies high profile censorship requests didn include battle lawrence discovered merely attempt minister naval affairs announced house conscription crisis personally objected despite pressure prime minister discharged post general commented largely responsible efficient functioning censorship canada succeeded role fellow journalist later life involved academic pursuits received basic teacher training education taught years golden prairie school district year founder director post held canadian encyclopedia claims considered father journalism education canada emphasizing roots liberal arts social sciences honours recognition death officer order british empire year shortly resigning censor post approaching conclusion second world war public appearances native united_kingdom behalf including white rock pavilion april expressed canadian support british war effort particular admiration prominent author canadian history politics retirement civil service earned recognition established award dying ottawa june years age extensive book collection works donated despite interest queen universities academic institution alma mater respectively published works published total books life included seven canadian history politics personal memoirs published poetry wife noted lithuanian canadian author commemorate wedding anniversary notable children classical pianist composer association distinguished contemporary figures including addition history high plains canada newfoundland road confederation frontier canadian letters prairie symphony canada politics road chronicle dominion provincial relations scientists war canada work queen choice story canada capital canada nuclear story memoirs remember personal record literary friends homestead range poetry prairie lyrics lyrics
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