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Frederick Walter Hyndman

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Frederick Walter Hyndman
18th Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island
In office
March 31, 1958 – August 1, 1963
MonarchElizabeth II
Governors GeneralVincent Massey
Georges Vanier
PremierAlex W. Matheson
Walter R. Shaw
Preceded byThomas William Lemuel Prowse
Succeeded byWillibald Joseph MacDonald
Personal details
Born(1904-02-13)February 13, 1904
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
DiedOctober 12, 1995(1995-10-12) (aged 91)
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
NationalityCanadian
Spouse
Norah Cecile
(m. 1934)
ChildrenNancy, Frederick, and John
ResidenceCharlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Alma materPrince of Wales College
OccupationInsurance company executive
ProfessionPolitician

Frederick Walter Hyndman (February 13, 1904 – October 12, 1995[1]) was an insurance company executive and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He served as the 18th Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island from March 1958 to August 1963.

He was born in Charlottetown, the son of Walter Eardley Hyndman and Winnifred Sarah Cotton, and was educated at Prince of Wales College. In 1934, Hyndman married Norah Cecile Shannon. He served as a major during World War II. Hyndman ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the provincial assembly in the riding of 5th Queens in 1955.

He was president of Hyndman & Company Ltd (established in 1872).[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Hansard, P.E.I. Legislative Assembly, 1996 vol 1" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2009-06-30. (2.70 MB)
  2. ^ "Frederick E. Hyndman". Atlantic Institute for Market Studies. Archived from the original on August 7, 2007. Retrieved 2009-06-30.