Lincoln Alexander, Ontario’s 24th lieutenant-governor and the first black Member of Parliament, will be honoured during a week of tributes starting Sunday at Queen’s Park and culminating in a state funeral Friday in Hamilton. Alexander, who died age 90 will lie in state in the lobby of the main legislative building starting Sunday. Around 12:30 p.m. Alexander will arrive accompanied by his wife Marni and members of the family where they will be greeted by Lt.-Gov. David Onley and Premier Dalton McGuinty. Other dignitaries and invited guests will pay their respects through the afternoon until members of the public are welcomed between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. The public will again be allowed to pay their respects between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. on Monday. He will then lie in repose at Hamilton City Hall — a city he represented as an MP for 11 years — from Tuesday to Thursday with the public being invited to pay their respects between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. each day. The state funeral is scheduled for Friday and Hamilton Place. Further details will be released later in the week. Alexander, the son of a railway porter from St. Vincent and a mother from Jamaica was born and raised in Toronto.
