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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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial administrator
governor
human
activeInPeriod mid-19th century
appointedBy British government NERFINISHED
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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Colony of Vancouver Island governor Richard Blanshard