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Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy

British Army officer & 12th Governor-General of Canada (1862-1935)

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Field Marshal Julian Hedworth George Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, was a British Army officer who served as Governor General of Canada, the 12th since the Canadian Confederation.

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Occupation: politician, police officer, military personnel
Position held: Governor General of Canada, member of the House of Lords
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Born: September 11, 1862
Died: June 6, 1935

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Evelyn Byng, Viscountess Byng of Vimyspouse George Byng, 2nd Earl of Straffordfather Harriett Cavendishmother

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