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The Hon.
Duncan Cameron Fraser
The Hon. Duncan Cameron Fraser
9th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia
	In office; 27 March 1906 – 27 September 1910
Monarchs	Edward VII; George V
Governor General	The Earl Grey
Premier	George Henry Murray
Preceded by	Alfred Gilpin Jones
Succeeded by	James Drummond McGregor
Member of the Canadian Parliament; for Guysborough
	In office; 5 March 1891 – 9 February 1904
Preceded by	John Angus Kirk
Succeeded by	John Howard Sinclair
Member of the Legislative Council of Nova Scotia
	In office; 4 February 1887 – 5 March 1891
Personal details
Born	1 October 1845; Brooklyn (Plymouth), Pictou County, Nova Scotia
Died	27 September 1910 (aged 64); Fort Point, near Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Elizabeth (Bessie) Grant Graham
Relations	Alistair Fraser (grandson)
Children	Anne Fraser; Sarah Fraser; Alistair Fraser; Margaret Fraser; James Fraser
Alma mater	Dalhousie College
Occupation	lawyer, judge
Profession	politician

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Duncan Cameron Fraser (1 October 1845 – 27 September 1910) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, judge, and the ninth Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.

He was born in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, the son of Alexander Fraser and Ann Chisholm. He studied at Dalhousie College, went on to article in law, was admitted to the bar in 1873 and set up practice in New Glasgow. He married Bessie Grant Graham in 1878. In the same year, he ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the provincial assembly. Fraser was a member of the province's Legislative Council from 1887 to 1891, also serving as a minister without portfolio in the Executive Council. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Guysborough in the 1891 federal election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in the 1896 and 1900 elections.

From 1904 to 1906, he was a judge of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia. In 1906, he was appointed lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia and served until his death in 1910.

His daughter, Margaret Marjory Fraser, was a nursing sister in World War I. She, then 33 years old, served as the matron of the 14 nurses on the last voyage of the hospital ship HMHS Llandovery Castle when it was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine in 1918. All of the 14 nurses died. His son, Lieut. James Gibson Laurier Fraser, was killed in action in France on 4 March 1918, aged 22; another son, Alistair Fraser, served as Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia from 1952 to 1958.^[1]

Nursing Matron Margaret Fraser

Electoral record

v t e 1891 Canadian federal election: Guysborough
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	D.C. Fraser	1,145
	Conservative	Alfred Ogden	1,059

v t e 1896 Canadian federal election: Guysborough
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Duncan C. Fraser	1,533
	Conservative	C. Ernest Gregory	1,455

v t e 1900 Canadian federal election: Guysborough
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Duncan C. Fraser	1,928
	Conservative	C. Ernest Gregory	1,589

By-election: On Mr. Fraser's nomination as Judge of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, 10 February 1904

References

^ "Lieutenant Governors of the Province of Nova Scotia since Confederation". Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia. 22 July 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2022.

"Duncan Cameron Fraser". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
Duncan Cameron Fraser – Parliament of Canada biography

[1] "Lieutenant Governors of the Province of Nova Scotia since Confederation". Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia. 22 July 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2022.

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 | honorific-prefix = The Hon.
 | name             = Duncan Cameron Fraser
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 | predecessor      = [[Alfred Gilpin Jones]]
 | successor        = [[James Drummond McGregor]]
-| term_start       = March 27, 1906
+| term_start       = 27 March 1906
-| term_end         = September 27, 1910
+| term_end         = 27 September 1910
-| monarch          = [[Edward VII]]<br>[[George V]]
+| monarch          = [[Edward VII]]<br />[[George V]]
 | governor_general = [[Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey|The Earl Grey]]
 | premier          = [[George Henry Murray]]
-| constituency_MP2 = [[Guysborough (electoral district)|Guysborough]]
+| constituency_MP2 = [[Guysborough (federal electoral district)|Guysborough]]
 | parliament2      = Canadian
 | predecessor2     = [[John Angus Kirk]]
 | successor2       = [[John Howard Sinclair]]
-| term_start2      = March 5, 1891
+| term_start2      = 5 March 1891
-| term_end2        = February 9, 1904
+| term_end2        = 9 February 1904
 | office3          = Member of the [[Legislative Council of Nova Scotia]]
-| term_start3      = February 4, 1887
+| term_start3      = 4 February 1887
-| term_end3        = March 5, 1891
+| term_end3        = 5 March 1891
-| birth_date       = {{birth date|1845|10|01}}
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 | birth_place      = Brooklyn (Plymouth), [[Pictou County, Nova Scotia|Pictou County]], [[Nova Scotia]]
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+| death_date       = {{death date and age|df=yes|1910|09|27|1845|10|01}}
 | death_place      = Fort Point, near [[Guysborough, Nova Scotia]], Canada
 | nationality      = Canadian
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 | party            = [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]]
 | relations        = [[Alistair Fraser (parliamentary official)|Alistair Fraser (grandson)]]
-| children         = Anne Fraser<br>Sarah Fraser<br>[[Alistair Fraser]]<br>Margaret Fraser<br>James Fraser
+| children         = Anne Fraser<br />Sarah Fraser<br />[[Alistair Fraser]]<br />Margaret Fraser<br />James Fraser
 | residence        =
 | alma_mater       = [[Dalhousie University|Dalhousie College]]
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 '''Duncan Cameron Fraser''' (1 October 1845 &ndash; 27 September 1910) was a [[Canadian]] lawyer, politician, judge, and the [[List of lieutenant governors of Nova Scotia#Lieutenant Governors of Nova Scotia, 1867-present|ninth]] [[Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia]].
-He was born in [[Pictou County, Nova Scotia]], the son of Alexander Fraser and Ann Chisholm. He studied at [[Dalhousie University|Dalhousie College]], went on to article in law, was admitted to the bar in 1873 and set up practice in [[New Glasgow, Nova Scotia|New Glasgow]]. He married Bessie Grant Graham in 1878. In the same year, he ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the provincial assembly. Fraser was a member of the province's [[Legislative Council of Nova Scotia|Legislative Council]] from 1887 to 1891, also serving as a minister without portfolio in the Executive Council. He was elected to the [[House of Commons of Canada]] for the riding of [[Guysborough (electoral district)|Guysborough]] in the [[Canadian federal election, 1891|1891 federal election]]. A [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]], he was re-elected in the [[Canadian federal election, 1896|1896]] and [[Canadian federal election, 1900|1900]] elections.
+He was born in [[Pictou County, Nova Scotia]], the son of Alexander Fraser and Ann Chisholm. He studied at [[Dalhousie University|Dalhousie College]], went on to article in law, was admitted to the bar in 1873 and set up practice in [[New Glasgow, Nova Scotia|New Glasgow]]. He married Bessie Grant Graham in 1878. In the same year, he ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the provincial assembly. Fraser was a member of the province's [[Legislative Council of Nova Scotia|Legislative Council]] from 1887 to 1891, also serving as a minister without portfolio in the Executive Council. He was elected to the [[House of Commons of Canada]] for the riding of [[Guysborough (federal electoral district)|Guysborough]] in the [[1891 Canadian federal election|1891 federal election]]. A [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]], he was re-elected in the [[1896 Canadian federal election|1896]] and [[1900 Canadian federal election|1900]] elections.
 From 1904 to 1906, he was a judge of the [[Supreme Court of Nova Scotia]]. In 1906, he was appointed lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia and served until his death in 1910.
-His daughter, Margaret Marjory Fraser, was a nursing sister in [[World War I]]. She, then 33 years old, served as the matron of the 14 nurses on the last voyage of the [[hospital ship]] ''[[HMHS Llandovery Castle]]'' when it was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine in 1918. All of the 14 nurses died. His son, Lieut. James Gibson Laurier Fraser, was killed in action in France on 4 March 1918, aged 22; another son, [[Alistair Fraser]], served as Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia from 1952 to 1958.
+His daughter, Margaret Marjory Fraser, was a nursing sister in [[World War I]]. She, then 33 years old, served as the matron of the 14 nurses on the last voyage of the [[hospital ship]] ''[[HMHS Llandovery Castle]]'' when it was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine in 1918. All of the 14 nurses died. His son, Lieut. James Gibson Laurier Fraser, was killed in action in France on 4 March 1918, aged 22; another son, [[Alistair Fraser]], served as Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia from 1952 to 1958.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://lt.gov.ns.ca/history | title=Lieutenant Governors of the Province of Nova Scotia since Confederation | date=22 July 2014 | publisher=Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia | accessdate=23 May 2022 }}</ref>
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+<gallery widths=180>
 File:Margaret Marjory (Pearl) Fraser.png|Nursing Matron Margaret Fraser
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+== Electoral record ==
+{{1891 Canadian federal election/Guysborough}}
+{{1896 Canadian federal election/Guysborough}}
+{{1900 Canadian federal election/Guysborough}}
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 [[Category:Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Nova Scotia]]
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v t e Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia
List of lieutenant governors of Nova Scotia
Governors at Annapolis Royal (1710–1749)	Vetch Hobby Caulfeild Nicholson Caulfeild Vetch Caulfeild Philipps Doucett Armstrong Cosby Mascarene
Governors at Halifax (1749–1786)	Cornwallis Hopson Lawrence Ellis Belcher Wilmot W. Campbell Green Francklin Legge Francklin Arbuthnot Hughes Hamond Parr Fanning
Lieutenant-governors of Cape Breton Island (1784–1820)	Desbarres Macarmick Mathews Ogilvie Murray Despard Nepean Swayne Ainslie
Lieutenant-governors of Nova Scotia before responsible government (1786–1848)	Parr Bulkeley Wentworth Prévost (Croke) Sherbrooke Smyth Dalhousie Kempt Jeffrey Maitland Jeffrey C. Campbell Falkland Dickson Harvey
Lieutenant-governors between responsible government and Confederation (1848–1867)	Harvey Bazalgette Le Marchant Phipps Doyle MacDonnell Doyle Williams
Post-Confederation (1867–present)	Williams Doyle Howe Archibald Richey McLelan Daly Jones D. Fraser McGregor MacKeen M. Grant Douglas Tory Stanfield Covert Irwin Mathers Kendall McCurdy A. Fraser Plow MacKeen Oland Gosse Shaffner Abraham Crouse Kinley Freeman Francis J. Grant LeBlanc Savage
Lieutenant-governors who served in the absence of governors are listed in parentheses. Acting administrators are listed in italics.