Raymond Gushue, was a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 lawyer and academic administrator. He was the President and Vice-Chancellor of the Memorial University of Newfoundland

Memorial University of Newfoundland

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 from 1952 to 1966.

Born in Whitbourne

Whitbourne, Newfoundland and Labrador

Whitbourne is a town on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada in Division No. 1.Whitbourne, Newfoundland’s first inland town, is named after Sir Richard Whitbourne, one of the most colourful early settlers of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador who wrote a book about...

, Newfoundland, he received a law degree from Dalhousie University

Dalhousie University

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 in 1925. He practised law until he was appointed chairman of the Newfoundland Fisheries Board in 1936. From 1947 to 1958, he was chairman of the Newfoundland Woods Labour Board.

In 1967, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada

Order of Canada

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"for his contributions in the fields of education and public service". http://www.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=2020