History was made on this day in 1985 when Prime Minister Brian Mulroney appointed former Progressive Conservative MP and cabinet minister, Lincoln Alexander, as Lieutenant Governor of Ontario.  In doing so, Alexander became the first Black Canadian to represent Her Majesty the Queen in a Canadian province. He was to serve as LG until 1991, earning the respect and praise of all Ontarians. Alexander later served as the longest-ever Chancellor of the University of Guelph. He died, at age 90, in 2012. Note to readers: Over the years, I have had the honour of having many distinguished Canadians co-lead history-themed walking tours of downtown Kingston with me.  The still-growing list of notable Canadians includes: Bob Rae, Jean Charest, Kathleen Wynne, Paul Martin, John Turner, Beverly McLachlin, Jim Flaherty and Marc Garneau.  I am pleased to report that former Ontario Premier David Peterson will join me to co-lead a history-themed walking tour of Kingston's downtown on Saturday, October 2nd at 2pm.  Anyone who might be in the area will be welcome to join us; the tour will start at the Visitor Information Centre in front of Kingston City Hall. The tour is presented by Kingston Destination Group. Tickets can be purchased online here. caption id="attachment_585046" align="alignleft" width="200" Former Ontario Lieutenant Governor Lincoln Alexander/caption Arthur Milnes is an accomplished public historian and award-winning journalist.  He was research assistant on The Rt. Hon. Brian Mulroney’s best-selling Memoirs and also served as a speechwriter to then-Prime Minister Stephen Harper and as a Fellow of the Queen’s Centre for the Study of Democracy under the leadership of Tom Axworthy.  A resident of Kingston, Ontario, Milnes serves as the in-house historian at the 175 year-old Frontenac Club Hotel.