Hilary Weston

Hilary Weston
Weston in 2013
26th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
In office
January 24, 1997 – March 7, 2002
MonarchElizabeth II
Governors GeneralRoméo LeBlanc
Adrienne Clarkson
PremierMike Harris
Preceded byHal Jackman
Succeeded byJames Bartleman
Personal details
Born
Hilary Mary Frayne

(1942-01-12) January 12, 1942 (age 82)
Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Spouse
(m. 1966; died 2021)
Children
Occupation
  • Businesswoman
  • writer

Hilary Mary Weston CM CVO OOnt (née Frayne; born January 12, 1942) is an Irish–Canadian businesswoman and writer who served as the 26th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1997 to 2002. During her five-year tenure, Weston focused on issues related to women, volunteerism and young people, drawing public attention to people working with the homeless, in hospices and as mentors to at-risk youth.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Alannah was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Hilary Weston, "No Ordinary Time: Hilary Weston – My Years as Ontario's Lieutenant Governor," Whitfield Editions; (2007) ISBN 0-9781805-1-8.