Edward Chester Plow

Edward Chester Plow CBE DSO CD (September 28, 1904 – April 25, 1988) was a Canadian soldier who served as the 22nd Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia from 1958 to 1963.

The Honourable Edward C. Plow CBE DSO CD
Plow in 1962
22nd Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia
In office January 15, 1958 – March 1, 1963
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governors General	Vincent Massey Georges Vanier
Premier	Robert Stanfield
Preceded by	Alistair Fraser
Succeeded by	Henry Poole MacKeen
Personal details
Born	(1904-09-28)September 28, 1904 St. Albans, Vermont
Died	April 25, 1988(1988-04-25) (aged 83) Brockville, Ontario
Awards	C.B.E. Distinguished Service Order Canadian Forces' Decoration
Military service
Allegiance	Canada
Branch/service	Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
Rank	Major General
Commands	1st Canadian Corps

Education

Born in St. Albans, Vermont, Plow was educated at Lower Canada College and then entered the Royal Military College of Canada in 1921, student # 1649.

Military career

Plow was commissioned into the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery in 1929 and served during the Second World War. After the war, he rose through senior command positions, eventually serving as General Officer Commanding Eastern Command from 1950 until 1958.^[1]

Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia

Plow was named lieutenant governor in December 1957 and was sworn in the following month, serving from 1958 to 1963.^[2][3] During his tenure he performed the usual vice-regal duties, including opening sessions of the legislature; the Nova Scotia Archives holds a 1962 photograph showing Plow reading the Speech from the Throne.^[4] In July–August 1959, Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh visited Nova Scotia; archival summaries note events in Halifax-Dartmouth that included a state dinner and presentations at the Garrison Grounds during the vice-regal period.^[5]

Death

Plow died of lung cancer in Brockville, Ontario, on April 25, 1988.^[6]

Awards and decorations