Sir Edmund Walker Head

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Sir Edmund Walker Head was a 19th-century British colonial administrator who served as Governor General of the Province of Canada before Confederation.

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Edmund Walker Head 1

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instanceOf Governor General of the Province of Canada
colonial administrator
human
birthDate 1805-02-16
birthPlace England
London
linked to: London, England

United Kingdom
centuryOfActivity 19th century
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
deathDate 1868-01-28
deathPlace England
London
linked to: London, England

United Kingdom
educatedAt Oriel College, Oxford
Winchester College
familyName Head
father Sir John Head
fieldOfWork colonial administration
givenName Edmund
honorificPrefix Sir
knownFor service as Governor General of the Province of Canada
service as Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick
languageSpoken English
memberOf Privy Council of the United Kingdom
linked to: Privy Council
monarchDuringTerm Queen Victoria
nationality British
nobleTitle Baronet
notableWork administrative reforms in New Brunswick
support for Canadian Confederation discussions
occupation civil servant
politician
officeEnd Governor General of the Province of Canada term end 1861
Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick term end 1854
officeStart Governor General of the Province of Canada term start 1854
Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick term start 1848
positionHeld Governor General of the Province of Canada
Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick
precededBy James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin
William MacBean George Colebrooke
religion Anglicanism
residence Fredericton
London
linked to: London, England

Quebec City
spouse Anna Maria Yorke
succeededBy Charles Stanley Monck, 4th Viscount Monck
linked to: 4th Viscount Monck

John Henry Thomas Manners-Sutton
title 8th Baronet Head

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Viscount Monck precededBy Sir Edmund Walker Head
Edmundston namedAfter Sir Edmund Walker Head
Governor General of British North America positionHeldBy Edmund Walker Head
linked to: Sir Edmund Walker Head