Lloyd Roseville Crouse (November 19, 1918 – April 28, 2007) was a

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businessman, politician and the

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Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.

Early life

Crouse was born in 1918 in Lunenburg,

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. In his youth, Crouse established three fishing companies. During

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, he served as a pilot with the

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Political career

Crouse entered politics winning a seat in the House of Commons of Canada as the Progressive Conservative

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(MP) for Queens—Lunenburg, and was re-elected on ten successive occasions. (Beginning with the 1968 election his riding changed to South Shore.) He chose not to run in the 1988 election, and a few months later was appointed as Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia. He retired from the position in 1994.

Awards and recognition

In 1985, in honour of his long political service, he was appointed to the

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, entitling him to use the prenominal title "The Honourable". He received the

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in 2002.

Death

In 2007, he died at the age of 88 in his hometown of Lunenburg.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Crouse, Lloyd 1918 births 2007 deaths Canadian people of German descent Lieutenant Governors of Nova Scotia Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs Members of the Order of Nova Scotia People from Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia Canadian Lutherans 20th-century Lutherans Royal Canadian Air Force personnel of World War II Canadian World War II pilots