# Terrance Christopher

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'''Terrance Christopher''', [OMM](/source/Order_of_Military_Merit_(Canada)), [LVO](/source/Royal_Victorian_Order), [CD](/source/Canadian_Forces'_Decoration) is a retired [Canadian](/source/Canadians) Naval Officer and former Usher of the [Black Rod](/source/Black_Rod) for the [Senate of Canada](/source/Senate_of_Canada), the most senior protocol office in [Parliament](/source/Parliament_of_Canada).<ref name="Tribute">{{cite web|title=Tributes on Retirement as Usher of the Black Rod|work=Parliament of Canada|url=http://www.parl.gc.ca/common/..%5C39%5C2%5Cparlbus%5Cchambus%5Csenate/deb-E/039db_2008-03-05-e.htm?Language=E&Parl=39&Ses=2|accessdate=2008-03-06}}</ref>

Born in [Cape Breton](/source/Cape_Breton_Regional_Municipality%2C_Nova_Scotia), [Nova Scotia](/source/Nova_Scotia),<ref name="Tribute"/> Christopher graduated from [St. Francis Xavier University](/source/St._Francis_Xavier_University) and the Maritime School of Social Work before joining the [Royal Canadian Navy](/source/Royal_Canadian_Navy)<ref name="Tribute"/> rising to the rank of [Lieutenant-Commander](/source/Lieutenant-Commander).  He served on {{HMCS|Stadacona}}, {{HMCS|Cornwallis}}, [CFB Borden](/source/CFB_Borden) and at [NATO](/source/NATO).<ref name="Tribute"/> His naval service is most notable for his work on expanding education and training services in the navy.  Retiring in 1994, he briefly entered the private sector before becoming head of the Canadian government's [VIP](/source/Very_Important_Person_(person)) reception services.

He became Usher of the Black Rod on December 9, 2002,<ref name="Tribute"/> and his term expired on March 8, 2008, after having been extended for three months to allow the government to find a new Usher.<ref name="No renew">{{cite news |title=Ushered out |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/politicalbytes/2008/01/post_16.html |work=Political Bytes |publisher=[CBC](/source/CBC_News) |date=2008-01-18 |accessdate=2008-01-24 }}</ref>

He was appointed an Officer of the [Order of Military Merit](/source/Order_of_Military_Merit_(Canada)) in 1982. In 1994, he was made a Lieutenant of the [Royal Victorian Order](/source/Royal_Victorian_Order).<ref name="Tribute"/>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090816194103/http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/senate/leaders_officers/BlackRod-e.htm Parliament of Canada]

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