Sir Francis Bond Head

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Sir Francis Bond Head was a 19th-century British soldier, author, and colonial administrator best known for serving as Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada during the Rebellions of 1837.

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instanceOf British colonial administrator
human
soldier
appointedBy Colonial Office of the United Kingdom
linked to: Colonial Office
awardReceived Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
birthDate 1793-01-01
birthPlace Higham, Kent, England
burialPlace St. John’s Churchyard, Dorking
conflict Napoleonic Wars
continentOfCitizenship Europe
countryOfCitizenship Great Britain
United Kingdom
deathDate 1875-07-20
deathPlace Dorking, Surrey, England
describedBySource Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Encyclopaedia Britannica
educatedAt Rugby School
endTime 1838-03-23
ethnicGroup English
familyName Head
givenName Francis
hasTitle Lieutenant-Governor
honorificPrefix Sir
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Privy Council of the United Kingdom
linked to: Privy Council
militaryBranch British Army
militaryRank major
monarchDuringTerm Queen Victoria
William IV
notableEvent suppression of the Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837
notableFor role in the Rebellions of 1837 in Upper Canada
notableWork A Narrative
Bubbles from the Brunnens of Nassau
The Emigrant
occupation author
colonial administrator
soldier
officeJurisdiction Upper Canada
politicalAlignment Tory
positionHeld Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada
precededBy Sir John Colborne
residence Toronto, Upper Canada
linked to: York, Upper Canada
sexOrGender male
spouse Julia Valenza Somerville
startTime 1836-01-23
succeededBy Sir George Arthur
timePeriod 19th century

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Francis Bond Head fullName Sir Francis Bond Head
Bond Head namedAfter Sir Francis Bond Head
The Defenceless State of Great Britain author Sir Francis Bond Head
James Roper Mendes Head father Sir Francis Bond Head
Julia Valenza Somerville spouse Sir Francis Bond Head