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John Buchan
John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir was a Scottish novelist, historian, British Army officer, and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the 15th since Canadian Confederation.
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Born 26 August 1875 · Died 11 February 1940 · Q333004
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2026· 2 entries
“becoming a Gladstonian Liberal.”
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2019· 1 entry
The Guardian: Beyond the Thirty-Nine Steps: A Life of John Buchan review – a man of no mystery
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2015· 2 entries
The Guardian: The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan – giddy action and vivid cameos
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The Guardian: On the trail of John Buchan's Thirty-Nine Steps – books podcast
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2014· 1 entry
The Guardian: The 100 best novels: No 42 - The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan (1915)
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2010· 1 entry
The Guardian: The Best of John Buchan: Three Rip-Roaring Richard Hannay Thrillers: The Thirty-Nine Steps, Greenmantle, Mr Standfast | Book review
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2004· 1 entry
Wrote that Buchan "was a writer touched by genius
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1940· 1 entry
Died 1940-02-11.
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1938· 1 entry
To commemorate Buchan's 1937 visit to the Rainbow Range and other nearby areas by horseback and floatplane
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1937· 1 entry
Awarded honorary doctorate at the Laval University (1937).
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1935· 3 entries
Buchan's literary work was adapted for the cinema with the release of Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps, starring Robert Donat as Richard Hannay, although Buchan's story was much altered
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King George V, on the advice of Canadian Prime Minister R
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Career landmark: Governor General of Canada (1935–1940).
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1934· 1 entry
Buchan described Zionism as "a great act of justice
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1933· 1 entry
And 1934, Buchan was further appointed as King George V's Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
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1931· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the 36th Parliament of the United Kingdom (1931–1935).
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1930· 1 entry
Buchan aligned himself with Zionism
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1929· 2 entries
Career landmark: member of the 35th Parliament of the United Kingdom (1929–1931).
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With the Church of Scotland, Buchan remained an active elder of St Columba's Church, London
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1928· 1 entry
Awarded James Tait Black Memorial Prize (1928).
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1927· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the 34th Parliament of the United Kingdom (1927–1929).
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1924· 1 entry
And Mackenzie King, who at that time was prime minister, was impressed with Buchan, stating, "I know no man I would rather have as a friend, a beautiful, noble soul, kindly & generous in thought & word & act, informed as
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1920· 1 entry
And had become president of the Scottish Historical Society and a trustee of the National Library of Scotland, and he also maintained ties with various universities
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1918· 1 entry
Awarded Officer of the Order of the Crown of Italy (1918).
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1917· 2 entries
Essentially leading Britain's propaganda effort
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And later Head of Intelligence at the newly formed Ministry of Information
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1910· 1 entry
Buchan wrote Prester John, set in South Africa, another of his adventure novels
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1905· 1 entry
Published a legal book, The Law Relating to the Taxation of Foreign Income
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1902· 1 entry
Won award: 1900 (1902).
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1901· 2 entries
Won award: 1900 (1901).
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Served as a private secretary to Lord Milner in southern Africa towards the end of the Boer War
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1900· 1 entry
By a young Sholto Johnstone Douglas at around the time of his graduation from Oxford
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1897· 1 entry
And the Newdigate Prize for poetry the following year; he was also elected as the president of the Oxford Union and had six of his works published, including a book of short stories (Grey Weather, 1899) and three of his
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1895· 2 entries
And ultimately writing over a hundred books of which the best known is The Thirty-Nine Steps
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And in his third year achieved a Senior Hulme scholarship, adding to his financial security
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1875· 1 entry
Born 1875-08-26.
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