Eric Werge Hamber (1879–1960) was a

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businessman and the 15th

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Early life

Born on April 21, 1879, in

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, as a youth he was an excellent athlete who shone in his school rowing, rugby, football, and hockey teams. His first job was as a junior clerk with

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, and he moved to

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, British Columbia, to open a new branch in 1907. On May 14, 1912, he married Aldyen Hendry and began work at the BC Mills Timber and Trading Company, a company owned by Aldyen's father John Hendry. Hamber later became the company's president. In 1934 he built the

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style, Minnekhada Lodge, in Coquitlam as a country retreat and hunting lodge. The land is now managed by Metro Vancouver Parks. Eric Hamber's ranch Minnekhada

Public office

On May 1, 1936, he became

, achieving considerable popularity. He left office in 1941 and accepted the position of Chancellor of the

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in 1944, a position he held for seven years. In 1946, he was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George. He died on January 10, 1960.

Other information

Both

Eric Hamber Secondary School Eric Hamber Secondary School is a public secondary school located in the South Cambie neighbourhood of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Eric Hamber is a comprehensive secondary school with approximately 1400 students. Each year, approximat ...

and one of the residences in Place Vanier on the UBC Vancouver campus are named after Eric Hamber. The

Hamber Provincial Park Hamber Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located 130 kilometres (80.7 mi) north of Golden. Straddling the Great Divide on the provincial boundary with Alberta, the park is surrounded on three sides by Jasp ...

on the BC side of the Canadian Rockies and Theatre BC's most prestigious award also bear his name. When Queen Elizabeth II was married in 1947, Hamber and his wife were the only Canadian private guests.

References

External links

Eric Werge Hamber
* ttp://vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/archives/webpubhtml/qbes/MovingImages/MI-136.htm "City of Vancouver Archives MI-136, video of a party at the Hamber residence, 1927"br>"City of Vancouver Archives MI-153, video of the visit of Governor-General with Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Hamber to the Britannia Mines, 1932"
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hamber, Eric 1879 births 1960 deaths Chancellors of the University of British Columbia Canadian Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George Lieutenant Governors of British Columbia Businesspeople from Winnipeg Burials at Mountain View Cemetery (Vancouver)