Sir John Colborne
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Sir John Colborne was a British Army officer and colonial administrator who served as Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada and later as Governor of both Upper and Lower Canada.
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| instanceOf |
British Army officer
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colonial administrator → human → |
| allegiance |
United Kingdom
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| appointedAs |
Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada
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| awardReceived |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
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Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath NERFINISHED → Order of Maria Theresa NERFINISHED → Order of St Anna NERFINISHED → |
| birthDate |
1778-02-16
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| birthPlace |
Lyndhurst, Hampshire, England
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| burialPlace |
Parish church of Holy Trinity, Devon, England
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| conflict |
Battle of Waterloo
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Peninsular War NERFINISHED → War of 1812 NERFINISHED → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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| deathDate |
1863-04-17
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| deathPlace |
Torquay, Devon, England
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| education |
Winchester College
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| endTime |
1836
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| familyName |
Colborne
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| givenName |
John
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| honorificPrefix |
Sir
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| memberOf |
House of Lords
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| militaryBranch |
British Army
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| militaryRank |
Field Marshal
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| name |
John Colborne
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| nobleTitle |
Baron Seaton
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| notableEvent |
Suppression of the Rebellions of 1837–1838 in British North America
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| notableWork |
Establishment of Upper Canada College
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Reform of the education system in Upper Canada → |
| numberOfChildren |
6
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| positionHeld |
Commander-in-Chief of the Forces in British North America
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Governor of Lower Canada → Governor of Malta → Governor of Upper Canada → High Commissioner for the Ionian Islands NERFINISHED → Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada → |
| religion |
Anglicanism
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| residence |
Ionian Islands
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Lower Canada NERFINISHED → Malta NERFINISHED → Upper Canada NERFINISHED → |
| spouse |
Elizabeth Yonge
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| startTime |
1828
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| title |
1st Baron Seaton
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Upper Canada College
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founder |
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Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada
("John Colborne")
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officeHolder |