Snake River WI Tweedsmuir Community History, Volume 3: 2000-2004, page 4

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oote. =â€" GRalts ~â€" wl â€" & ~0~ ##e . y~ d faocata flce wostca C1 Cl ressooch § s fee en ts reveresise is ols | LORD and LADY TWEEDSMUIR L Tweedsmuir (John Buchanan), the son of Reverend John Buchanan, born in Scotland on August 25", 1875. He was called to the Bar in 1901 from 1927 to 1935, he was a member of British House of Commons for ttish Universities. In 1935 he was titled "Baron Tweedsmuir" and from 5 to 1940 was Governor General of Canada. He was author of a number iographies and historical works: Sit Walter Raleigh, Sir Walter Scott, Julius Caesar, Oliver Cromwell, The Massacre of Glencoe, The King‘s Grace, etc. } â€"_.emory Hold The Door" was his autobiography and one of his latest works. | ce ablar o [ /hin Buchanan, the first Lord Tweedsmuir, died in Montreal on February 119, .940. His library was bequeathed to Queen‘s University, Kingston, ON. ’f' Lady Tweedsmuir, Susan, wife of our beloved Governor General, has written / â€" many plays, children‘s books and reminiscences . She was an ardent Women‘s i( Institute member in England. She was made an Honorary Life Member of F.W.L.O. 4 She advocated that our Organization, across Canada, compile the histories of our _ Local communities and villages. Lady Tweedsmuir returned to England following the \__ death of her husband. élesn e 000 (§e C 96â€" E~ ;:': hk 5 .0 s~ dhle: #& > 9 7 & m : B , . /

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