Robert Gordon Rogers

Robert Gordon Rogers, OC OBC (August 19, 1919 – May 21, 2010) was the 24th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia from 1983 to 1988.^[1]

The Honourable Robert Gordon Rogers OC, OBC
24th Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia
In office 15 July 1983 – 9 September 1988
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governors General	Edward Schreyer Jeanne Sauvé
Premier	Bill Bennett Bill Vander Zalm
Preceded by	Henry Pybus Bell-Irving
Succeeded by	David Lam
Personal details
Born	(1919-08-19)August 19, 1919 Montreal, Quebec
Died	May 21, 2010(2010-05-21) (aged 90) Victoria, British Columbia
Nationality	Canadian

Born in Montreal, he was a graduate of the University of Toronto Schools, the University of Toronto, and the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston.^[1] During the Second World War, he served with the 1st Hussars of the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps, landing on Juno Beach on D-Day in 1944.^[2]

From 1991 to 1996, he served as Chancellor of the University of Victoria.^[1]

In 1989, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.^[3] In 1990, he was awarded the Order of British Columbia.^[4]

Rogers died on May 21, 2010.^[5]