Myra Freeman

The Honourable
Myra Freeman
CM ONS MSM CD
The Honourable Myra Freeman CM ONS MSM CD
29th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia
	In office; May 17, 2000 – September 7, 2006
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governors General	Adrienne Clarkson; Michaëlle Jean
Premier	John Hamm; Rodney MacDonald
Preceded by	James Kinley
Succeeded by	Mayann Francis
Personal details
Born	Myra Ava Holtzman; May 17, 1949 (age 74); Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Spouse	Larry
Profession	Teacher

Myra Ava Freeman CM ONS MSM CD (born May 17, 1949) is a Canadian philanthropist, teacher, the 29th and first female Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.

Freeman was born Myra Ava Holtzman in Saint John, New Brunswick, the daughter of Anne Golda (Freedman), a homemaker, and Harry Holtzman, a businessman.^[1] She graduated from Dalhousie University with a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Education. In 1971, she started teaching with the Halifax Regional School Board until her appointment.

She was appointed lieutenant governor in 2000 by Governor General Adrienne Clarkson, on the advice of Jean Chrétien. She served as lieutenant governor until September 7, 2006.

Freeman and her husband, Larry, have three children: Daniel M. Freeman, Jonathan Freeman and Debra Freeman.

In her childhood, Freeman was a member of the Girl Guides of Canada, participating in Guiding youth programs.^[2]

Honours[edit]

Ribbon	Description	Notes
	Order of Canada (CM)	Member 1 July 2008.
	Order of St John (D.StJ)	2000. Dame of Justice and Vice Prior
	Order of Nova Scotia (ONS)	2001. First Recipient and First Chancellor
	Meritorious Service Medal (MSM)	12 September 2013. Military Division ^[3]
	Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal	2002. Canadian version of this medal
	Canadian Forces' Decoration (CD)	12 years service in the Royal Canadian Navy. 2015.

Honorary degrees

Location	Date	School	Degree
Nova Scotia	2004	Mount Saint Vincent University	Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL) ^[4]
Nova Scotia	May 2005	Cape Breton University	Doctor of Laws (LL.D) ^[5]
Nova Scotia	2007	Acadia University	Doctor of Civil Law (DCL) ^[6]
Nova Scotia	May 2007	Saint Mary's University	Doctor of Civil Law (DCL) ^[7]
Nova Scotia	2008	St. Francis Xavier University	Doctor of Laws (LL.D)
Nova Scotia	May 2011	Dalhousie University	Doctor of Laws (LL.D) ^[8]

Honorary military appointments[edit]

2003 – : Honorary Captain of Royal Canadian Navy Commander of Maritime Forces Atlantic.

Arms[edit]

Coat of arms of Myra Freeman
	Notes The arms of Myra Freeman consist of:^[9] Crest A demi lion Azure semé of ermine spots, wearing a coronet erablé, holding in its dexter paw a laurel wreath and in its sinister paw a balance, all Or. Escutcheon Azure an ancient Hebrew tent between three menorahs Or. Supporters Two lions Or each gorged with a collar of mayflowers (Epigaea repens) proper and maple leaves Vert pendent therefrom a hurt, that on the dexter charged with an open book, that on the sinister charged with a sun in splendour Or. Compartment A grassy mound set to the dexter with palm trees and to the sinister with pine trees proper, the whole above a base wavy Argent charged with a bar wavy Azure. Motto If You Will It * It Is No Dream

References[edit]

Past Lieutenant Governors of Nova Scotia. Government of Nova Scotia. Accessed 2010-12-22.

^ "Myra Ava Freeman". 21 February 2022.
^ "Myra A. Freeman | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
^ "Honorary Captain(N) the Honourable Myra Ava Freeman".
^ "Honorary Degrees".
^ "Honorary Degree Recipients".
^ "Honorary Degrees - Acadia University".
^ "Honorary Degrees | the Patrick Power Library | Saint Mary's University".
^ https://www.dal.ca/academics/convocation/history_traditions/honorary_degree_recipients/hon_degree_2011/myra_freeman.html ^{[dead link]}
^ Canadian Heraldic Authority (Volume IV), Ottawa, 2002

[1] "Myra Ava Freeman". 21 February 2022.

[2] "Myra A. Freeman | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 2018-12-01.

[3] "Honorary Captain(N) the Honourable Myra Ava Freeman".

[4] "Honorary Degrees".

[5] "Honorary Degree Recipients".

[6] "Honorary Degrees - Acadia University".

[7] "Honorary Degrees | the Patrick Power Library | Saint Mary's University".

[8] ttps://www.dal.ca/academics/convocation/history_traditions/honorary_degree_recipients/hon_degree_2011/myra_freeman.html ^{[dead link]}

[9] Canadian Heraldic Authority (Volume IV), Ottawa, 2002

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List of lieutenant governors of Nova Scotia
Governors at Annapolis Royal (1710–1749)	Vetch Hobby Caulfeild Nicholson Caulfeild Vetch Caulfeild Philipps Doucett Armstrong Cosby Mascarene
Governors at Halifax (1749–1786)	Cornwallis Hopson Lawrence Ellis Belcher Wilmot W. Campbell Green Francklin Legge Francklin Arbuthnot Hughes Hamond Parr Fanning
Lieutenant-governors of Cape Breton Island (1784–1820)	Desbarres Macarmick Mathews Ogilvie Murray Despard Nepean Swayne Ainslie
Lieutenant-governors of Nova Scotia before responsible government (1786–1848)	Parr Bulkeley Wentworth Prévost (Croke) Sherbrooke Smyth Dalhousie Kempt Jeffrey Maitland Jeffrey C. Campbell Falkland Dickson Harvey
Lieutenant-governors between responsible government and Confederation (1848–1867)	Harvey Bazalgette Le Marchant Phipps Doyle MacDonnell Doyle Williams
Post-Confederation (1867–present)	Williams Doyle Howe Archibald Richey McLelan Daly Jones D. Fraser McGregor MacKeen M. Grant Douglas Tory Stanfield Covert Irwin Mathers Kendall McCurdy A. Fraser Plow MacKeen Oland Gosse Shaffner Abraham Crouse Kinley Freeman Francis J. Grant LeBlanc
Lieutenant-governors who served in the absence of governors are listed in parentheses. Acting administrators are listed in italics.