|
Henry Hope (Isle Of Man Lieutenant Governor)
Henry Hope was an administrator who served as the first Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man. Career From 1773 Hope acted as Lieutenant Governor and Deputy to the Governor of the Isle of Man The title of Governor of the Isle of Man existed until 1828. Other titles were also used, especially before 1595. *Holan (1219–?), titled Seneschal *''List incomplete'' *Fogall McHascatt (1260–?), titled Seneschal *Godfrey MacManus (1266– .... He retired from the post in 1775. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Hope, Henry Lieutenant Governors of the Isle of Man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Hope (lieutenant Governor Of Quebec)
Henry Hope (c. 1746 – 13 April 1789) was a soldier and a colonial administrator in the Province of Quebec (1763–1791). Genealogy references sometimes call him Henry Hope-Vere, but he does not appear to have been called this by his contemporaries. Biography Hope was most likely born in Scotland, the son of Charles Hope-Weir (or Hope-Vere) by his second wife Lady Anne Vane, and the grandson of Charles Hope, 1st Earl of Hopetoun. He entered the Army in 1764 as a Captain in the 27th Foot. In 1775, the 27th sailed to Boston to fight in the American Revolutionary War, and soon after their arrival, Hope was promoted to major in the 44th Foot soon after arriving. In October 1777, following the death of Brigadier-General Agnew at the Battle of Germantown, Hope was promoted to lieutenant-colonel in the 44th; in 1782 he was again promoted to colonel; and in 1784 to brigadier-general. He was a lieutenant governor of the Province of Quebec from 1785 to 1788 during the second term o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Province Of Quebec (1763–1791)
The Province of Quebec (french: Province de Québec) was a colony in British North America which comprised the former French colony of Canada (New France), Canada. It was established by the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1763, following the conquest of New France by British forces during the Seven Years' War. As part of the Treaty of Paris (1763), Treaty of Paris, Kingdom of France, France gave up its claim to the colony; it instead negotiated to keep the small profitable island of Guadeloupe. Following the Royal Proclamation of 1763, Canada was renamed the Province of Quebec, and extended from the coast of Labrador on the Atlantic Ocean, southwest through the Saint Lawrence River Valley to the Great Lakes and beyond to the confluence of the Ohio River, Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. Portions of its southwest, those areas south of the Great Lakes, were later ceded to the newly established United States in the Treaty of Paris (1783) at the conclusion of the American Revolution; alt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George III Of The United Kingdom
George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 173829 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and of Monarchy of Ireland, Ireland from 25 October 1760 until Acts of Union 1800, the union of the two kingdoms on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death in 1820. He was the longest-lived and longest-reigning king in British history. He was concurrently Duke and Prince-elector of Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Brunswick-Lüneburg ("Hanover") in the Holy Roman Empire before becoming King of Hanover on 12 October 1814. He was a monarch of the House of Hanover but, unlike his two predecessors, he was born in Great Britain, spoke English as his first language and never visited Hanover. George's life and reign were marked by a series of military conflicts involving his kingdoms, much of the rest of Europe, and places farther afield in Africa, the Americas and Asia. Early in his reign, Great Britain defeated France in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Dawson (British Army Officer)
Richard Dawson (died c. 1800) was a soldier and administrator who served as the second Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man. Career Dawson served in the Royal Engineers reaching the rank of Major in 1772. From 1775 Dawson acted as Lieutenant Governor and Deputy to the Governor of the Isle of Man. Promoted to Colonel in 1783, he retired to Canterbury in Kent in 1790. He was given the rank of Major-General in 1793 and Lieutenant General Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the ... in 1798 but died two years later. His wife died following a house fire in 1804. References 1800 deaths Lieutenant Governors of the Isle of Man Year of birth unknown British Army lieutenant generals Royal Engineers officers {{UK-army-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lieutenant Governor Of The Isle Of Man
The Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man ( gv, Fo-chiannoort Vannin or ''Lhiass-chiannoort Vannin'') is the Lord of Mann's official personal representative in the Isle of Man. He has the power to grant royal assent and is styled "His Excellency". In recent times the governor has been either a retired diplomat or a senior military officer. No Manx-born person has ever been appointed lieutenant governor, although Manx-born first deemsters (''ex officio'' deputy governors) have taken on the role temporarily during an interregnum between governors, and during periods when the lieutenant governor is off-island. The official residence of the governor is Government House, Governor's Road, Onchan. In the past, the lieutenant governor wielded considerable judicial, fiscal and executive power on the island.''Ramsey Courier.'' Tuesday, 14.03.1905 Page: 3 However, the office lost his prerogatives as Head of the Judiciary in 1921, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governor Of The Isle Of Man
The title of Governor of the Isle of Man existed until 1828. Other titles were also used, especially before 1595. *Holan (1219–?), titled Seneschal *''List incomplete'' *Fogall McHascatt (1260–?), titled Seneschal *Godfrey MacManus (1266–?), titled Bailiff *Alan of Galloway, titled Bailiff *Maurice Okerfair, titled Bailiff *Reginald the Chaplain, titled Bailiff *Brennus, titled Bailiff *Donald, titled Bailiff * Walter de Huntercombe (1290–93), titled Custodian *''List incomplete'' The following were Governors of the Isle of Man: *Sir Thomas Gerrard (1595–1596) * Peter Legh (captain; 1596-?) *John Ireland * John Greenhalgh (1640–51) * William Christian (1656–?) *James Chaloner (1658–1660) *Lord Fairfax (1660)''The concise encyclopedia of the revolutions and wars of England, ... '' Page 103 Stephen C. Manganiello – 2004 "In 1652, Parliament granted Lord Fairfax, his wife's cousin, the Isle of Man. On 17 August 1652, Chaloner was appointed one of the three commis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
.jpg "Click for more on -> George III Of The United Kingdom")
