hill october march canadian police officer fifth lieutenant governor alberta born nova scotia attended graduating graduation took employment later merged years spent stationed locations serving superintendent separate occasions retirement force moved accepted position city police magistrate position hold years positions world war commanded actively participated politics appointed lieutenant governor alberta position held days died long illness early life education career born halifax nova_scotia second children alexander née named good friend father father alexander came nova scotia scotland settled area served term distant cousin including 5th earl prime minister united_kingdom cousin served canadian senate death descendant graduating accepted graduated remained canada graduation rejecting option accepting commission british_army appointed inspector north west mounted police august sworn august year police career years inspector posted locations including today calgary today alberta addition serving served justice peace stationed outbreak assigned stationed superintendent division october transferred superintendent month later posted assumed responsibility men station time main role police guarding people awaiting trials prisoners serving sentences supervised census reporting commissioner territory population members sporting fraternity territorial treasury activities included community oriented tasks permitted time befriended lawyer currently practicing area predecessor office lieutenant governor alberta assignment ended returning assumed command today months took today alberta superintendent serving prominent landowner time owning lots town section outside appointed commissioner police new province alberta november posted headquarters regina assist organization august granted leave absence went rochester undergo surgery repair undisclosed remove appendix returning regina retired rank superintendent april dominion police merged new magistrate following retirement offered position police magistrate accepted wanted retire city chairman person board commissioners tasked supervising new force retirement magistrate july estimated dealt cases world war commanding officer rank lieutenant colonel president lobbied hard adequate veterans lieutenant governor alberta liberal family heritage disposition sought public office actively participated politics september advice prime minister appointed office lieutenant governor alberta governor general succeeding old friend sworn october time lieutenant governor wife resided time plagued illness making essentially unable fulfill duties office remaining medical care october death duties carried wife lily hosted new year day reception served honorary officer auxiliary public functions attended family members assisting absence february speech throne read chief justice supreme_court alberta illness personal life january married june march daughter superintendent richard burton north west mounted police served rebellion tasked guarding participants uprising prison cells children oldest son lawyer practicing created king counsel served judge grandchildren won trap shooting championships commonwealth games respectively appointed member lake named inspector charge branch life member army navy received subdivision named honour member canada death state funeral died march occupying office lieutenant governor post held days lieutenant governor alberta die office suffered heart attack pre existing complications long undisclosed illness march lay state hours main chamber described impressive ceremonies coffin lay table chamber speaker guarded members purple velvet request dressed uniform inspector lying state hours body taken funeral home taken morning brought church afternoon state funeral alberta held attended prominent provincial level politicians including premier chief justices president attorney general alberta mayor assistant commissioner colonel interred plot state funeral said set precedent future sworn successor lieutenant governor march legacy described colourful interesting forceful characters civic life years command described model force police career described won confidence respect public exceptional degree delivered eulogy funeral remarked colonel sought men record service allowed speak somewhat tradition service duty discharged reward obituary published shortly death described courageous outspoken firm dealing criminals mayor stated col outstanding officers force good citizen good police officer man admirable qualities january subdivision alberta north drive avenue west street named honour area better known
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