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- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis abstract "Field Marshal Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis KG GCB OM GCMG CSI DSO MC CD PC PC(Can) (10 December 1891 – 16 June 1969) was a British military commander and field marshal who served with distinction in both world wars and, afterwards, as Governor-General of Canada, the 17th since Canadian Confederation.Alexander was born in London, England, to aristocratic parents and was educated at Harrow before moving on to the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, for training as an army officer. He rose to prominence through his service in the First World War, receiving numerous honours and decorations, and continued his military career through various British campaigns across Europe and Asia. In the Second World War, Alexander oversaw the final stages of the Allied evacuation from Dunkirk and subsequently held high-ranking field commands in Burma, North Africa, and Italy, including serving as Commander-in-Chief Middle East and commanding the 18th Army Group in Tunisia. He then commanded the 15th Army Group for the capture of Sicily and again in Italy before receiving his field marshal's baton and being made Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean.He was in 1946 appointed as governor general by King George VI, on the recommendation of Prime Minister of Canada William Lyon Mackenzie King, to replace the Earl of Athlone as viceroy, and he occupied the post until succeeded by Vincent Massey in 1952. Alexander proved to be enthusiastic about the Canadian wilderness and was a popular governor general with Canadians. He was the last non-Canadian-born governor general before the appointment of Adrienne Clarkson in 1999, as well as the last governor general to be a peer.After the end of his viceregal tenure, Alexander was sworn into the Queen's Privy Council for Canada and thereafter, in order to serve as the British Minister of Defence in the Cabinet of Winston Churchill, into the Imperial Privy Council. Alexander retired in 1954 and died in 1969.".
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis activeYearsEndDate "1952-02-28".
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis activeYearsStartDate "1946-04-12".
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis battle Latvian_War_of_Independence.
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis battle World_War_I.
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis battle World_War_II.
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis birthDate "1891-12-10".
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis birthPlace London.
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis birthPlace United_Kingdom.
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis birthYear "1891".
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis child Shane_Alexander,_2nd_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis.
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis country United_Kingdom.
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis deathDate "1969-06-16".
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis deathPlace Slough.
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis deathPlace United_Kingdom.
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis deathYear "1969".
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis militaryBranch British_Army.
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis militaryCommand "[[#Commands".
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis militaryRank Field_marshal_(United_Kingdom).
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis monarch Elizabeth_II.
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis monarch George_VI.
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis office "[[#External links".
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis orderInOffice "17th".
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis orderInOffice "Governor-General of Canada".
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis primeMinister Louis_St._Laurent.
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis primeMinister William_Lyon_Mackenzie_King.
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis profession Officer_(armed_forces).
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis religion Anglicanism.
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis serviceEndYear "1946".
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis serviceStartYear "1911".
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis spouse Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis.
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis successor Vincent_Massey.
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis thumbnail Harold_Alexander_E010750678-v8.jpg?width=300.
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis viafId "69064291".
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis wikiPageExternalLink alexander_e.asp.
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis wikiPageExternalLink index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0000132.
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis wikiPageID "14446".
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis wikiPageRevisionID "606521580".
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis after Gerald_Templer.
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis after Shane_Alexander,_2nd_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis.
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis allegiance "United Kingdom".
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis altstyle "* Sir * Monsieur".
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis awards "[[#Honours".
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis battles "* First World War * Latvian War of Independence * Second World War".
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis before Claude_Auchinleck.
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis birthDate "1891-12-10".
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis birthName "Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander".
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis birthPlace "London, United Kingdom".
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis branch British_Army.
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis caption "Arms of Earl Alexander of Tunis".
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis children "* Rose Maureen Alexander * Shane William Desmond Alexander * Brian James Alexander".
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis commands "[[#Commands".
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis dateOfBirth "1891-12-10".
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis dateOfDeath "1969-06-16".
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis deathDate "1969-06-16".
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis deathPlace "Slough, United Kingdom".
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis dipstyle "* His Excellency the Right Honourable * Son Excellence le très honorable".
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis hasPhotoCollection Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis.
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis honorificPrefix "Field Marshal the Right Honourable".
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis honorificSuffix "KG GCB OM GCMG CSI DSO MC CD PC PC".
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis imageSize "100".
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis imagesize "160".
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis monarch "* George VI * Elizabeth II".
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis name "* Harold Alexander * 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis".
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis name "* The Viscount Alexander of Tunis *".
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis name "Alexander Of Tunis, Harold Alexander, 1st Earl".
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis name "the Earl Alexander of Tunis".
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis notes "Arms of The Earl Alexander of Tunis: Per pale argent and sable a chevron and in base a crescent all counterchanged on a canton azure a harp or stringed argent.".
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis office "Governor-General of Canada".
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis office "[[#External links".
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis offstyle "* Your Excellency * Votre Excellence".
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis order "17".
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis otherTitles "* 1st Viscount Alexander of Tunis * 1st Baron Rideau".
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis parents "* James Alexander, 4th Earl of Caledon * Lady Elizabeth Graham-Toler".
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis placeOfBirth London.
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis placeOfBirth United_Kingdom.
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis placeOfDeath Slough.
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis placeOfDeath United_Kingdom.
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis predecessor Alexander_Cambridge,_1st_Earl_of_Athlone.
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis primeminister "* William Lyon Mackenzie King * Louis St. Laurent".
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis profession Officer_(armed_forces).
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis rank Field_marshal_(United_Kingdom).
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis religion Anglicanism.
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis rows "2".
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis serviceyears "1911".
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis shortDescription "British military commander and field marshal; Governor General of Canada".
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis signature "Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis Signature.svg".
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis smallimage "Harold Alexander E010750678-v8.jpg".
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis spouse Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis.
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis successor Shane_Alexander,_2nd_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis.
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis successor Vincent_Massey.
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis tenure "--03-14".
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis termEnd "1952-02-28".
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis termStart "1946-04-12".
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis title Allied_Force_Headquarters.
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis title Constable_of_the_Tower.
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis title Defence_minister.
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis title Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis.
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis title Governor_General_of_Canada.
- Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis title Grand_Masters_of_the_Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George.