Frank Lewis (broadcaster)

Harry Franklin Lewis, CM OPEI (born 1939) is a Canadian broadcaster and politician who served as the 28th lieutenant governor of Prince Edward Island, as viceregal representative of Queen Elizabeth II of Canada in the Province of Prince Edward Island. He held the position from August 15, 2011, until October 20, 2017, and was succeeded by Antoinette Perry who was appointed on September 14, 2017.[1][2]

The Honourable
H. Frank Lewis
CM OPEI
28th Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island
In office
August 15, 2011 – October 20, 2017
MonarchElizabeth II
Governors GeneralDavid Johnston
Julie Payette
PremierRobert Ghiz
Wade MacLauchlan
Preceded byBarbara Oliver Hagerman
Succeeded byAntoinette Perry
Personal details
Born1939 (age 83–84)
York, Prince Edward Island, Canada
SpouseDorothy

Born in 1939[3] in York, Queens County, Prince Edward Island,[4][5] Lewis started working at CFCY-FM in Charlottetown in 1966 and retired in 2004 when he was a vice president and General Manager. Since his retirement, he worked as a senior advisor for Newcap Radio. He was appointed the 28th Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island on July 28, 2011, by Governor General of Canada David Lloyd Johnston on the Constitutional advice of Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper.[6] He was sworn in by David Jenkins, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island, on August 15, 2011, at Province House. As Lieutenant Governor, Lewis is Chancellor of the Order of Prince Edward Island.[7]

In 2006 he was inducted into the Canadian Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame.[6]

Arms
Coat of arms of Frank Lewis
Crest
On an island a radio mast between two horse chestnut saplings Proper its antenna emitting a signal Or.
Escutcheon
Azure three barrulets wavy Argent between in chief two hands clasped in fess between two millrinds and in base a speckled trout naiant Or.
Supporters
Two German shepherds proper each gorged of a collar Azure pendent therefrom a hurt charged with a chevron reversed Argent both standing on a grassy mount proper set with plates and roses Argent.[8]
Motto
Salutemus Amicos Veteres Et Novos (Let Us Welcome Our Friends Old And New)

References
  1. "Antoinette Perry appointed lieutenant-governor of P.E.I." CBC News. 14 September 2017. Archived from the original on 15 September 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  2. "Justin Trudeau names Antoinette Perry new P.E.I. lieutenant-governor". The Guardian. 14 September 2017. Archived from the original on 15 September 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  3. "Canadian Communications Foundation - Fondation des Communications Canadiennes". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  4. "H. Frank Lewis". Office of the Prime Minister. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  5. "York, Prince Edward Island". Prince Edward Island. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  6. "PM announces H. Frank Lewis as new Lieutenant Governor of PEI". Prime Minister of Canada. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012.
  7. "New Lieutenant Governor to be sworn in August 15, 2011". Prince Edward Island. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  8. "Harry Franklin Lewis". Canadian Heraldic Authority. Retrieved 19 September 2023.


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