John Buchan

John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (1875-1940) was a British statesman and writer, today mostly remembered for his fine adventure stories.

His Excellency The Right Honourable The Lord Tweedsmuir
15th Governor General of Canada
In office 2 November 1935 – 11 February 1940
Monarch	George V Edward VIII George VI
Prime Minister	William Lyon Mackenzie King
Preceded by	The Earl of Bessborough
Succeeded by	The Earl of Athlone
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Personal details
Born	John Buchan (1875-08-26)26 August 1875 Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Died	11 February 1940(1940-02-11) (aged 64) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political party	Scottish Unionist
Spouse(s)	Susan Grosvenor ​ ​ (m. 1907)​
Children	Alice, John, William, Alastair
Alma mater	University of Glasgow Brasenose College, Oxford
Profession	Author
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Buchan was educated at the University of Glasgow and Oxford, and began to write and publish stories from his college days. He later qualified as a lawyer and went to South Africa to work there in a government (colonial) job. He later served in many countries as a representative of the British government and was later made Governor-General of Canada. In 1935 the British government honoured him by making him a lord. He died in Perthshire, Scotland, in 1940.

Some of his famous adventure thrillers include Prester John (1910), The Thirty Nine Steps (1915) and Greenmantle (1916). He also wrote some fine historical biographies like Montrose (1928) and Sir Walter Scott (1932).

Honours

Viceregal styles of the Lord Tweedsmuir (1935–1940)
Reference style	His Excellency the Right Honourable Son Excellence le très honorable
Spoken style	Your Excellency Votre Excellence

Ribbon bars of the Lord Tweedsmuir

Appointments

• 1 January 1932 – 11 February 1940: Companion of the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH)
• 23 May 1935 – 11 February 1940: Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (GCMG)
• 2 November 1935 – 11 February 1940: Chief Scout for Canada
• 2 November 1935 – 11 February 1940: Honorary Member of the Royal Military College of Canada Club
• 28 May 1937 – 11 February 1940: Member of His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council (PC)
• 15 June 1939 – 11 February 1940: Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)
• : Honorary Fellow of Oxford University

Medals

• 1935: King George V Silver Jubilee Medal
• 1937: King George VI Coronation Medal

Awards

• 1897: Stanhope essay prize
• 1898: Newdigate Prize
• 1928: James Tait Black Memorial Prize
• 4 December 1940: Silver Wolf Award (posthumous)

Foreign honours

• 15 December 1918 – 11 February 1940: Knight of the Order of the Crown of Italy

Non-national honours

• 1937 – 11 February 1940: Master of the Order of Good Cheer

Honorary military appointments

• 2 November 1935 – 11 February 1940: Colonel of the Governor General's Horse Guards
• 2 November 1935 – 11 February 1940: Colonel of the Governor General's Foot Guards
• 2 November 1935 – 11 February 1940: Colonel of the Canadian Grenadier Guards

Honorary degrees

• 20 June 1934: University of Oxford, Doctor of Civil Law (DCL)
• 1936: University of Toronto, Doctor of Laws (LLD)
• 1936: University of Toronto, Doctor of Divinity (DD)
• 1937: Harvard University, Doctor of Laws (LLD)
• 1937: Yale University, Doctor of Laws (LLD)
• : McGill University, Doctor of Laws (LLD)
• : Université de Montréal, Doctor of Laws (LLD)
• : University of Glasgow, Doctor of Laws (LLD)
• : University of St. Andrews, Doctor of Laws (LLD)

Honorific eponyms

Geographic locations

• British Columbia: Tweedsmuir South Provincial Park
• British Columbia: Tweedsmuir North Provincial Park and Protected Area
• British Columbia: Tweedsmuir Peak
• Ontario: Tweedsmuir Avenue, Ottawa
• Ontario: Tweedsmuir Avenue, Toronto
• Ontario: Tweedsmuir Avenue, London
• Ontario: Tweedsmuir Place, Deep River
• Manitoba: Tweedsmuir Place, Pinawa
• Manitoba: Tweedsmuir Road, Winnipeg
• Quebec: Buchan Street, Montreal
• Saskatchewan: Tweedsmuir
• Scotland: John Buchan Way, Broughton

Schools

• Alberta: Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School, Okotoks
• British Columbia: Lord Tweedsmuir Elementary School, New Westminster
• British Columbia: Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary School, Surrey
• British Columbia: Tweedsmuir Hall (student residence), University of British Columbia
• Ontario: John Buchan Senior Public School, Toronto
• Ontario: Tweedsmuir Public School, North Bay
• Ontario: Tweedsmuir Public School, London

Organisations

• Scotland: John Buchan Centre, Broughton

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John Buchan Media

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  Mackenzie King delivers an address at the installation of Lord Tweedsmuir as Governor General of Canada, 2 November 1935

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  Lord Tweedsmuir in Native headdress, photo portrait by Yousuf Karsh, 1937

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  Lord Tweedsmuir's grave in St Thomas's churchyard, Elsfield

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  Medals of John Buchan in the National Museum of Scotland

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  UK Order St-Michael St-George ribbon

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  UK Royal Victorian Order ribbon

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  Order of the Companions of Honour Ribbon

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  Queens South Africa Medal BAR

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  World War I Victory Medal ribbon