Fabian Aloysius O'Dea, QC (January 20, 1918 – December 12, 2004) was a Newfoundland and Canadian lawyer and the fourth lieutenant governor of Newfoundland.
The Honourable Fabian Aloysius O'Dea | |
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| 4th Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland | |
| In office March 1, 1963 – April 2, 1969 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governors General | George Vanier Roland Michener |
| Premier | Joey Smallwood |
| Preceded by | Campbell Macpherson |
| Succeeded by | Ewart John Arlington Harnum |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 20, 1918 St. John's, Dominion of Newfoundland |
| Died | December 12, 2004 (aged 86) St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Nationality | Newfoundlander (until confederation), Canadian |
| Spouse | Constance Margaret Ewing (1950 |
Family
editHe was the son of John V. O'Dea and May (Coady) O'Dea. In 1950, O'Dea married Constance Margaret (Peggy) Ewing. They had four children; Deborah (1951), Victoria (Viki) (1953), Stephen (1954) and Jane (1956).[citation needed]
Life and career
editBorn in St. John's, O'Dea was educated at St. Bonaventure's College, Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN), University of Toronto, Dalhousie University and Christ Church, Oxford.
In 1939, he was selected Rhodes Scholar for Newfoundland, but delayed going to Oxford in order to join the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve, where he served as torpedo officer.
In 1945, when he retired from the reserve he attended Oxford for a BCL degree and was admitted to the English Bar at the Inner Temple in 1948.
In 1949, O'Dea was made honorary aide-de-camp to the Governor General of Canada. From 1949 to 1961 he was aide-de-camp to the Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador. In 1963 O'Dea became Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador and a QC.
O'Dea was a member of the Board of Regents for MUN, Vice-President for Newfoundland at the Canadian Bar Association and a member of the Canadian Rhodes Scholarship selection committee. Fabian O'Dea was also a collector of sixteenth to eighteenth century maps of Newfoundland and Labrador.
John R. O'Dea was the brother of Fabian O'Dea.[1] Brian O'Dea was Fabian O'Dea's nephew.[2]
Awards and honours
editO'Dea's awards include:[3]
- 1963 Knight of Grace of St. John of Jerusalem
- 1969 LL.D by Memorial University of Newfoundland
- 1988 Knight of Malta
- 1990 Knight of Justice of St. John of Jerusalem
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References
edit- ^ O'Dea, Brian (2006). High: Confessions of an International Drug Smuggler. Toronto, Canada: Random House Canada. pp. 291, 326, 358. ISBN 978-1-59051-331-6 – via Google Books.
- ^ O'Dea, p. 38.
- ^ Poole, Cyril F.; Cuff, Robert, eds. (1993). Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. Vol. 4. St. John's, Canada: Harry Cuff Publications Ltd. pp. 151–152 – via Memorial University of Newfoundland Digital Archives Initiative.
- ^ "Fabian O'Dea". Canadian Heraldic Authority. Retrieved 1 September 2024.