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Canadian military attaché Herbert Cyril Thacker served in the field with Japanese forces in the Russo – Japanese War ( 1904 – 05 ), for which the Japanese government awarded him the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Third Class and the Japanese War medal for service during that campaign.
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* 1921 – John Herbert Chapman, Canadian physicist ( d. 1979 )
* 1906 – Herbert Jasper, Canadian neurosurgeon ( d. 1999 )
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* 1932 – Herbert Marx, Canadian politician
* 1909 – E. Herbert Norman, Canadian diplomat and historian ( d. 1957 )
* April 4 – E. Herbert Norman, Canadian diplomat ( b. 1909 )
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** Robert Herbert McElroy, Canadian politician and merchant ( d. 1920 )
* Herbert Jasper ( 1906 – 1999 ), a Canadian psychologist, physiologist, anatomist, chemist and neurologist
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Herbert W. Greenfield ( November 25, 1869August 23, 1949 ) was a Canadian politician who served as the fourth Premier of Alberta from 1921 until 1925.
On November 26, 1928, Canadian business magnates Sir Herbert Holt of Montreal and Harold Gundy of Toronto acquired the British-owned corporation.
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* Charles Herbert Mackintosh ( 1843 – 1931 ), Canadian politician
Herbert Eser " Herb " Gray, ( born May 25, 1931 ) is a retired Canadian politician.
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