Frederick William Russell, OC,

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, CD, LL.D (September 10, 1923 - June 20, 2001) was a

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businessman and the ninth lieutenant governor of Newfoundland. Born in St. John's, he studied at Dalhousie University and the Atlantic School for Advanced Business Administration. He was a fighter pilot with the

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during

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in which he flew the de Havilland Mosquito. He was president of Blue Peter Steamships. He was a member of the Newfoundland Labour Relations Board for over 35 years. He was a founding member of the

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in St. John's. From 1991 to 1997, he was the lieutenant-governor of Newfoundland. In 1979, he was made a Member of the

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and was promoted to Officer in 1999. Russell,

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, and Geoff Carnell collaborated in the effort to get permission to use the royal designation for the

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in 1993.

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References

Biography at Government House ''The Governorship of Newfoundland and Labrador''
1923 births 2001 deaths Lieutenant Governors of Newfoundland and Labrador Officers of the Order of Canada Businesspeople from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador {{canada-viceroy-stub