Sir John Harvey
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Sir John Harvey was a British colonial administrator and military officer who served as lieutenant governor of New Brunswick and played a key diplomatic role in defusing tensions during the Aroostook War between the United States and British North America.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sir John Harvey canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British Army officer
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British colonial administrator ⓘ person ⓘ |
| allegiance | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| appointedBy | British Crown ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1778-04-23 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | England ⓘ |
| conflict |
Aroostook War
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Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1852-03-22 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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surface form:
Halifax, Nova Scotia
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| genreOfActivity |
diplomacy
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military leadership ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Governor
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Lieutenant Governor ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Lieutenant General ⓘ |
| militaryUnit |
52nd Regiment of Foot
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surface form:
52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot
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| notableEvent | Helped prevent escalation of armed conflict on the Maine–New Brunswick border ⓘ |
| notableFor | Role in Anglo-American boundary diplomacy in the 1830s ⓘ |
| notableWork | Diplomatic role in defusing tensions during the Aroostook War ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial governor
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soldier ⓘ |
| officeEnd |
Governor of Newfoundland term ended 1846
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Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick term ended 1841 ⓘ Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia term ended 1846 ⓘ Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island term ended 1837 ⓘ |
| officeStart |
Governor of Newfoundland term began 1841
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Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick term began 1837 ⓘ Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia term began 1841 ⓘ Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island term began 1836 ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Battle of Waterloo ⓘ |
| partOf |
British imperial administration
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surface form:
British colonial administration in North America
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| positionHeld |
Governor of Newfoundland
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Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick ⓘ Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia ⓘ Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island ⓘ |
| residence |
Charlottetown
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surface form:
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Fredericton ⓘ
surface form:
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada ⓘ
surface form:
Halifax, Nova Scotia
St. John’s ⓘ
surface form:
St. John’s, Newfoundland
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