Lloyd Crouse

Lloyd Roseville Crouse PC ONS (November 19, 1918 – April 28, 2007) was a Canadian businessman, politician and the 28th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.

The Honourable Lloyd Crouse PC ONS
Official 1984 House of Commons portrait
28th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia
In office February 20, 1989 – June 23, 1994
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governors General	Jeanne Sauvé Ray Hnatyshyn
Premier	John Buchanan Roger S. Bacon Don W. Cameron John Savage
Preceded by	Alan Abraham
Succeeded by	James Kinley
Member of Parliament for South Shore (Queens—Lunenburg; 1957–1968)
In office June 10, 1957 – November 21, 1988
Preceded by	Robert Henry Winters
Succeeded by	Peter McCreath
Personal details
Born	Lloyd Roseville Crouse (1918-11-19)November 19, 1918 Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
Died	April 28, 2007(2007-04-28) (aged 88) Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
Spouse	Marion Crouse
Profession	Businessman politician

Early life

Crouse was born in 1918 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. In his youth, Crouse established three fishing companies. During World War II, he served as a pilot with the Royal Canadian Air Force.

Political career

Crouse entered politics winning a seat in the House of Commons of Canada as the Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Queens—Lunenburg, and was re-elected on ten successive occasions. (Beginning with the 1968 election his riding changed to South Shore.)

He chose not to run in the 1988 election, and a few months later was appointed as Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.^[1] He retired from the position in 1994.

Awards and recognition

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In 1985, in honour of his long political service, he was appointed to the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, entitling him to use the prenominal title "The Honourable". He received the Order of Nova Scotia in 2002.

Death

In 2007, he died at the age of 88 in his hometown of Lunenburg.^[2]