Lincoln Alexander
Canadian politician
Died when: 90 years 272 days (1088 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
Lincoln MacCauley Alexander PC CC OOnt CD QC (January 21, 1922 – October 19, 2012) was a Canadian lawyer who became the first Black Canadian member of Parliament in the House of Commons, the first Black federal Cabinet Minister (as federal Minister of Labour), the first Black Chair of the Worker's Compensation Board of Ontario, and the 24th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1985 to 1991.
He was the first person to serve five terms as Chancellor of the University of Guelph, from 1991 to 2007.Alexander was also a governor of the Canadian Unity Council.
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