Pauline Vanier
Pauline Vanier | |
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Georges and Pauline Vanier in 1940 | |
| Born | Pauline Archer March 28, 1898 |
| Died | March 23, 1991 (aged 92) Trosly-Breuil, France |
| Resting place | Memorial Chapel at the Citadelle, Quebec City |
| Spouse | Georges Vanier (m. September 29, 1921) |
| Children | 5, including Thérèse and Jean |
Pauline Vanier, PC, CC, DStJ (née Archer; March 28, 1898 – March 23, 1991) was a Canadian humanitarian who was married to Georges Vanier. Her husband was one of Canada's first professional diplomats, Canada's first ambassador to France, and the first French-Canadian Governor General of Canada from 1959 until his death in 1967. She was the first woman Chancellor of the University of Ottawa as well as the first non-Roman Catholic Bishop to hold the role following the University's reorganization into a public university.