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Frank Manning Covert was born on 13 January 1908, the son of Dr. Archibald M. and Minnie Alma (Clarke) Covert in Canning, Nova Scotia. He attended schools in Canning and graduated from the Kings County Academy in Kentville. Subsequently, he entered Dalhousie and there received his Arts and Law degrees. In 1929 he joined the firm of Stewart McKeen and became a partner by 1936. In 1934 he married his cousin Mary L. ("Mollie") Covert, daughter of former Nova Scotia Lieutenant-Governor, Walter Harold Covert. Between 1940 and 1942 he worked for C.D. Howe at the Department of Munitions and Services in Ottawa. He enlisted in the RCAF and flew bombing missions over Europe, which earned him the Distinguished Flying Cross. He returned to the practice of law after the war and served on over 50 corporate boards. He was awarded the Order of Canada in 1982 and died on 1 November 1987.