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David See-chai Lam
林思齊
25th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
In office
September 9, 1988 – April 21, 1995
MonarchElizabeth II
Governors GeneralJeanne Sauvé
Ray Hnatyshyn
Roméo LeBlanc
PremierBill Vander Zalm
Rita Johnston
Mike Harcourt
Preceded byRobert Gordon Rogers
Succeeded byGarde Gardom
Personal details
Born(1923-07-25)July 25, 1923[1]
Hong Kong
DiedNovember 22, 2010(2010-11-22) (aged 87)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Cause of deathProstate cancer
Nationality Canada
Spouse
Dorothy Lam
(m. 1954; died 1997)
[1][2]
Children3
Alma materLingnan University
Temple University

David See-chai Lam, OC CVO OBC (traditional Chinese: 林思齊; simplified Chinese: 林思齐; pinyin: Lín Sīqí; July 25, 1923 – November 22, 2010) was a Hong Kong-born Canadian banker, businessman, investor, philanthropist, and politician.[3] From 1988 to 1995, Lam was the 25th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, and he was the first Chinese Canadian to be appointed as a vice-regal in Canada. He was known for his charitable efforts, donating millions of dollars and leveraging millions more to support educational institutions and activities in Hong Kong, Canada, and the United States.[4]

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Early life

David See-chai Lam was born in Hong Kong on July 25, 1923; he was the second oldest of nine children of Lam Chi Fung, a Hong Kong coal importer and distributor, and Chan Chik-Ting Lam.[3] When Lam turned 18, his plans to attend university were sidelined by World War II. During the war, he worked in the administration of the family’s coal business, and his life was often at risk. Among the close calls, Lam was bombed at a dock, chased by pirates, and opted not to board a ship that was later torpedoed.[3][5] Understanding the danger, Chi Fung decided it was time for Lam to undertake his university studies.[6]

In 1947, Lam earned a degree in economics from Lingnan University in Hong Kong.[3] He developed fluency in five languages, and earned an MBA degree from Temple University in the United States.[3] He returned to Hong Kong in 1949 and began a successful career in his family's banking business at Ka Wah Bank.[3] While dancing at a ball, Lam met his future wife, Dorothy. They dated for two years, and married in the fall of 1954.[3][7] Together they had three daughters: Deborah, Daphne, and Doreen.[1][2][3] After working as a banker for 18 years, Lam and his family immigrated to Vancouver in 1967.[2][8]

Career

Lam became a prominent real estate entrepreneur in Vancouver, and was a leading proponent of many groundbreaking real estate development ventures. He is also noted for being a leading philanthropist. He founded the Floribunda Philanthropic Society, and the David & Dorothy Lam Foundation. He donated substantial funds to cultural projects in his adopted province and country. He served as Chairman of Hong Kong Baptist College, trustee of the Chancellor's Circle at the University of British Columbia, which later awarded him an honorary degree, and was a benefactor to the David C. Lam Institute for East-West Studies at Hong Kong Baptist University. In 1986, he helped found the Canadian International Dragon Boat Festival.

Lieutenant governor

In 1988 Governor General Jeanne Sauvé, on the advice of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, appointed him lieutenant governor. Lam represented the Crown during the term of three Premiers: William Vander Zalm, Rita Johnston, and Michael Harcourt.

He formally ended the practice of lieutenant governors wearing the Windsor uniform. This practice was reinstated by Lieutenant Governor Steven Point.

Lam was Canada's second non-white lieutenant governor (the first being Lincoln Alexander of Ontario) and was the first Asian Canadian as well as the first Chinese Canadian lieutenant governor.

Honours

Death

Lam died on November 22, 2010, from prostate cancer at the age of 87.[10] He was predeceased by his wife of 43 years, Dorothy, who died in 1997, and survived by three children and seven grandchildren.[1][2]

Arms

Coat of arms of David Lam
Notes
The arms of David Lam consist of:[11]
Crest
Above a helmet mantled Gules doubled Or on a wreath Or and Gules an Antique Crown Or garnished with jade proper issuant therefrom a demi lion Or holding between his forepaws a jade ball proper.
Escutcheon
Gules a Chinese dragon Or reaching for a pearl Argent on a chief Or a Latin cross Gules between two pine trees Vert.
Supporters
Two horses Argent langued Gules unguled Or gorged with antique crown Or garnished with jade proper each horse holding a gonfalon Argent inscribed in Chinese characters Sable.
Compartment
A rocky promontory proper charged with three Pacific Dogwood flowers Argent leaved Vert seeded Or.
Motto
Futura Aspirans

References

  1. ^ a b c d Todd, Douglas; Sinoski, Kelly (November 22, 2010). "David Lam obituary". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d Hume, Mark (November 22, 2010). "Lam, Canada's first ethnic Chinese L-G dies, age 87". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "David See-Chai Lam". Canadian Christian Leaders. Archived from the original on August 18, 2018. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  4. ^ Walls, Jan (November 24, 2010). "Tribute to Dr. David See-Chai Lam". Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. Archived from the original on August 18, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  5. ^ Roy, Reginald (1997). David Lam: A Biography. Douglas and McIntyre. pp. 36–39. ISBN 978-1553656852.
  6. ^ Roy, p. 30
  7. ^ Roy, p. 71
  8. ^ Woolman, Jessica (December 23, 2010). "The Honourable David See-Chai Lam". University of British Columbia Library. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  9. ^ "David Lam Park". City of Vancouver. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  10. ^ "Former B.C. lieutenant-governor David Lam dies". CBC News. 22 November 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
  11. ^ Canadian Heraldic Authority (Volume I), Ottawa, 1999

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