Richard Clement Moody

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British colonial administrator military officer person

Richard Clement Moody was a 19th-century British colonial officer and the first Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia, noted for his role in surveying and developing the region.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British colonial administrator ⓘ military officer ⓘ person ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United Kingdom ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
familyName	Moody NERFINISHED ⓘ
givenName	Richard ⓘ
memberOf	Royal Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ
middleName	Clement NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryRank	Colonel ⓘ
notableWork	administration of law and order in early British Columbia ⓘ administrative reforms in the Falkland Islands government ⓘ construction of the Cariboo Road (participation in planning and early works) ⓘ coordination of Royal Engineers’ work in British Columbia ⓘ correspondence with the Colonial Office on British Columbia affairs ⓘ design and layout of government reserve lands in New Westminster ⓘ development of infrastructure in early British Columbia ⓘ development of land-use plans for colonial settlements in British Columbia ⓘ early planning of a road network linking New Westminster to the interior ⓘ engineering surveys for bridges and roadworks in British Columbia ⓘ establishment of military and administrative posts in British Columbia ⓘ fortifications and public works in the Falkland Islands ⓘ implementation of colonial land surveying standards in British Columbia ⓘ influence on the early colonial layout of British Columbia’s capital ⓘ infrastructure planning during the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush ⓘ laying out roads and townsites in mainland British Columbia ⓘ mapping and surveying of the lower Fraser River region ⓘ oversight of construction of public buildings in New Westminster ⓘ planning of townsites along the Fraser River ⓘ promotion of British settlement in British Columbia ⓘ recommendations on the strategic defense of British Columbia’s coast ⓘ reports on colonial administration in the Falkland Islands ⓘ reports on land policy and settlement in British Columbia ⓘ selection of the site of New Westminster as capital of the Colony of British Columbia ⓘ strategic siting of roads and trails in southwestern British Columbia ⓘ survey of Burrard Inlet and surrounding areas ⓘ surveying and development of the Falkland Islands ⓘ surveying and planning of New Westminster, British Columbia ⓘ surveys contributing to later development of Vancouver region ⓘ urban planning concepts for British Columbia’s early settlements ⓘ
occupation	colonial administrator ⓘ soldier ⓘ surveyor ⓘ
positionHeld	Commander of the Royal Engineers in British Columbia ⓘ Governor of the Falkland Islands ⓘ Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ

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