Leigh Stevenson
Leigh Stevenson | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | |
| In office 1946–1952 | |
| Constituency | Vancouver-Point Grey |
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| Born | 24 April 1895 Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States) |
Canadian Air Force
. Stevenson remained in Air Force service when in 1924 the Royal Canadian Air Force was founded and served throughout the inter-war years.
On 16 October 1940 Stevenson was appointed Air Officer Commanding the RCAF in Great Britain (changed to Air Officer-in-Chief the RCAF in Great Britain on 6 November) at the RCAF Overseas Headquarters in London. In 1942 he returned to Canada to take command of Western Air Command. In 1946, he was elected to represent Vancouver-Point Grey in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a member of the Coalition government; he served until 1952.[2] He died at his home in Vancouver in 1989.[3]
References
- ^ "No. 36310". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1943. p. 49.
- ^ "Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage". 1973.
- ^ Obituary