Richard Blanshard
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Richard Blanshard was a British colonial administrator who became the first governor of the Colony of Vancouver Island in the mid-19th century.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Richard Blanshard canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial administrator
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governor ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | mid-19th century ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
British government
NERFINISHED
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Colonial Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1811-10-19 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
England
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Colony of Vancouver Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1894-06-05 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
England
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBySource | historical records of the Colony of Vancouver Island ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
St John’s College, Cambridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
|
| endTime | 1851 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
colonial administration
ⓘ
law ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Colony of Vancouver Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | British Empire colonial service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first governor of Vancouver Island
ⓘ
early colonial administration of Vancouver Island ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial administrator
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ |
| officeContested | governorship of Vancouver Island ⓘ |
| partOf |
British colonial history
ⓘ
colonial history of Canada ⓘ history of Vancouver Island ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of the Colony of Vancouver Island
ⓘ
first Governor of the Colony of Vancouver Island ⓘ |
| predecessor | position newly established ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
Vancouver Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1849 ⓘ |
| successor | James Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeInOffice | 1849–1851 ⓘ |
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