John Elvin Shaffner

The Honourable John Elvin Shaffner

26th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia
In office December 23, 1978 – February 1, 1984
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor General	Jules Léger Edward Schreyer
Premier	John Buchanan
Preceded by	Clarence Gosse
Succeeded by	Alan Abraham
Personal details
Born	(1911-03-03)3 March 1911 Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia
Died	11 June 2001(2001-06-11) (aged 90) Halifax, Nova Scotia
Spouse(s)	Nell Margaret Potter
Profession	Businessman

John Elvin Shaffner (March 3, 1911 – June 2001^[1]) was a businessman and political figure in Nova Scotia. He served as the 26th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia from 1978 to 1984. His surname also appears as Schaffner in some sources.

He was born in Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia and was educated there, at Acadia University and at the Bentley School of Accounting and Finance in Boston. In 1936, he married Nell Margaret Potter (she died 30 September 2010). Shaffner worked as a chartered accountant for several years. Later, he was president of 7 Up Maritimes Ltd. and M.W. Graves & Company. He also served on the board of governors for Acadia University. He served as agent-general for Nova Scotia in the United Kingdom and Europe from 1973 to 1976.

References

Normandin, P G (1983). Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1982-1983.

↑ "Canadian Monarchist News". The Monarchist League Of Canada. 2001. Archived from the original on July 8, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-16.

Lieutenant Governors of Nova Scotia

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

Lieutenant-Governors before Confederation (1786–1867)	Parr Bulkeley Wentworth Prévost (Croke) Sherbrooke Smyth Dalhousie Kempt Jeffrey Maitland Jeffrey C. Campbell Falkland Dickson Harvey Bazalgette LeMarchant Phipps Doyle MacDonnell Williams

Lieutenant-Governors of Cape Breton Island (1784–1820)	Desbarres Macarmick Mathews Ogilvie Murray Despard Nepean Swayne Ainslie

Governors before Confederation (1710–86)	Vetch Nicholson Caulfeild Vetch Caulfeild Philipps Doucett Armstrong Cosby Mascarene Cornwallis Hopson Lawrence Ellis Belcher Wilmot W. Campbell Green Francklin Legge Francklin Arbuthnot Hughes Hamond Parr

Lieutenant-Governors who served in the absence of Governors are listed in parentheses. Acting administrators are listed in italics.

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