▁Prince ▁Arthur ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁Grand ▁Master ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Grand ▁L odge ▁of ▁England ▁and ▁was ▁subsequently ▁re - elect ed ▁as ▁such ▁an ▁additional ▁ 3 7 ▁times ▁before ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁when ▁the ▁Prince ▁was ▁nearly ▁ 9 0 ▁years ▁of ▁age . ▁ ▁Governor ▁General ▁of ▁Canada ▁It ▁was ▁announced ▁on ▁ 6 ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁that ▁King ▁George ▁V ▁had , ▁by ▁commission ▁under ▁the ▁royal ▁sign - manual , ▁approved ▁the ▁recommendation ▁of ▁his ▁British ▁prime ▁minister , ▁H . H . ▁As qu ith , ▁to ▁appoint ▁Arthur ▁as ▁his ▁representative . ▁His ▁brother - in - law , ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Ar gy ll , ▁had ▁previously ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁country ' s ▁governor ▁general , ▁but ▁when ▁Arthur ▁was ▁sw orn ▁in ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁in ▁the ▁sal on ▁rou ge ▁of ▁the ▁parliament ▁buildings ▁of ▁Quebec , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Governor ▁General ▁of ▁Canada ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁royal ▁family . ▁ ▁To ▁Canada , ▁Arthur ▁brought ▁with ▁him ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁his ▁young est ▁daughter , ▁the ▁latter ▁of ▁whom ▁would ▁become ▁an ▁extremely ▁popular ▁figure ▁with ▁Canad ians . ▁The ▁Governor ▁General ▁and ▁his ▁vic er eg al ▁family ▁travel led ▁throughout ▁the ▁country , ▁performing ▁such ▁constitution al ▁and ▁cer emon ial ▁tasks ▁as ▁opening ▁parliament ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁( to ▁which ▁Arthur ▁wore ▁his ▁field ▁mar shal ' s