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John Elvin Shaffner (March 3, 1911 – June 11, 2001) was a businessman and political figure in
Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native Eng ...
. He served as the 26th
Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia The lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia () is the viceregal representative in Nova Scotia of the , who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the ten other jurisdictions of Canada, as well as the other Commonwealt ...
from 1978 to 1984. His surname also appears as Schaffner in some sources. He was born in Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia and was educated there, at
Acadia University Acadia University is a public, predominantly undergraduate university located in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada, with some graduate programs at the master's level and one at the doctoral level. The enabling legislation consists of the Acadia ...
and at the Bentley School of Accounting and Finance in
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. In 1936, he married Nell Margaret Potter (she died 30 September 2010). Shaffner worked as a chartered accountant for several years. Later, he was president of
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Maritimes Ltd. and M.W. Graves & Company. He also served on the board of governors for Acadia University. He served as agent-general for Nova Scotia in the United Kingdom and Europe from 1973 to 1976. Shaffner died at the age of 90 in 2001.


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* Lieutenant Governors of Nova Scotia 1911 births 2001 deaths {{Canada-viceroy-stub