LINCOLN ALEXANDER A life of service, a beacon of hope, courage, and determination. is your duty to set a higher example for others to “It is not your duty to be average. It follow. I did. You can. You will.” (20th Anniversary Motto for Lincoln Alexander Public School Ajax, Ontario, 2012) – [Image 1: a baby photo of Lincoln Alexander] Jan. 21, 1922: Lincoln MacCauley Alexander was born in Toronto to the son of West Indian immigrants. Public School and Riverdale Collegiate in Hamilton. 1930’s: Attended Earl Grey [Image 2: a photo of Lincoln Alexander and two others in their youth] 1942–45: Joined the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War. [Image 3: a photo of Lincoln Alexander at the university] 1949: Graduated from McMaster University with a BA in economics and history. 1953: Graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School. [Image 4: a photo of Lincoln Alexander as a leader] 1968: First Black MP in Canada 1972, 1979, and 1980. – [Image 5: a photo of Lincoln Alexander in uniform with the Queen] 1979–80: First Black Cabinet Minister. 1985–91: Black person to hold this office in Ontario’s 24th Lieutenant Governor, first Canada. [Image 6: a photo of Lincoln Alexander shaking hands with children] 1991–07: Chancellor of the University of Guelph. 1992: Appointed a Companion of the Order of Canada, and to the Order of Ontario.
LINCOLN ALEXANDER A life of service, a beacon of hope, courage, and determination. “It is not your duty to be average. It is your duty to set a higher example for others to follow. I did. You can. You will.” (20th Anniversary Motto for Lincoln Alexander Public School – Ajax, Ontario, 2012) [Image 1: a baby photo of Lincoln Alexander] Jan. 21, 1922: Lincoln MacCauley Alexander was born in Toronto to the son of West Indian immigrants. 1930’s: Attended Earl Grey Public School and Riverdale Collegiate in Hamilton. [Image 2: a photo of Lincoln Alexander and two others in their youth] 1942–45: Joined the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War. [Image 3: a photo of Lincoln Alexander at the university] 1949: Graduated from McMaster University with a BA in economics and history. 1953: Graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School. [Image 4: a photo of Lincoln Alexander as a leader] 1968: First Black MP in Canada – 1972, 1979, and 1980. [Image 5: a photo of Lincoln Alexander in uniform with the Queen] 1979–80: First Black Cabinet Minister. 1985–91: Ontario’s 24th Lieutenant Governor, first Black person to hold this office in Canada. [Image 6: a photo of Lincoln Alexander shaking hands with children] 1991–07: Chancellor of the University of Guelph. 1992: Appointed a Companion of the Order of Canada, and to the Order of Ontario.