Margaret McCain

Margaret Norrie McCain
27th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick
In office
June 21, 1994  April 18, 1997
Monarch Elizabeth II
Governor General Ray Hnatyshyn
Roméo LeBlanc
Premier Frank McKenna
Preceded by Gilbert Finn
Succeeded by Marilyn Trenholme Counsell
Personal details
Born (1934-10-01) October 1, 1934
Amos, Quebec
Spouse(s) Wallace McCain
Children

Michael McCain
J. Scott McCain (President and Chief Operating Officer, Agribusiness Group,

Maple Leaf Foods Inc)
Eleanor McCain (singer)
Martha McCain
Alma mater Mount Allison University
University of Toronto

Margaret Norrie McCain, CC ONB (born October 1, 1934) is a Canadian philanthropist, the 27th and first woman serving as Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick.

Born in Amos, Quebec, she received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Mount Allison University and a Bachelor of Social Work from the University of Toronto. She is the founding member of the Muriel McQueen Fergusson Foundation for the elimination of family violence. From 1994 to 1997 she was the Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick.

Following her term of office, McCain became co-chair with Dr. Fraser Mustard of The Early Years Study into early childhood learning. The first report, Early years study : reversing the real brain drain, was commissioned by the Government of Ontario. Subsequent reports were published by other organizations.

She was married to the late billionaire entrepreneur Wallace McCain, who co-founded McCain Foods Limited. She has four children and nine grandchildren.

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