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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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army officer
colonial administrator
human
allegiance United Kingdom
appointedAs Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada
awardReceived Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath NERFINISHED
Order of Maria Theresa NERFINISHED
Order of St Anna NERFINISHED
birthDate 1778-02-16
birthPlace Lyndhurst, Hampshire, England NERFINISHED
burialPlace Parish church of Holy Trinity, Devon, England NERFINISHED
conflict Battle of Waterloo NERFINISHED
Peninsular War NERFINISHED
War of 1812 NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
deathDate 1863-04-17
deathPlace Torquay, Devon, England NERFINISHED
education Winchester College NERFINISHED
endTime 1836
familyName Colborne NERFINISHED
givenName John NERFINISHED
honorificPrefix Sir
memberOf House of Lords NERFINISHED
militaryBranch British Army
militaryRank Field Marshal
name John Colborne NERFINISHED
nobleTitle Baron Seaton NERFINISHED
notableEvent Suppression of the Rebellions of 1837–1838 in British North America NERFINISHED
notableWork Establishment of Upper Canada College NERFINISHED
Reform of the education system in Upper Canada
numberOfChildren 6
positionHeld Commander-in-Chief of the Forces in British North America NERFINISHED
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
residence Ionian Islands NERFINISHED
Lower Canada NERFINISHED
Malta NERFINISHED
Upper Canada NERFINISHED
spouse Elizabeth Yonge NERFINISHED
startTime 1828
title 1st Baron Seaton NERFINISHED

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Upper Canada College
founder
Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada ("John Colborne")
officeHolder

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