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Encyclopedia > Thomas Caulfield (Governor of Nova Scotia)

Thomas Caulfeild was the British Governor of Nova Scotia from 1715 to 1717. Before that period, he had developed some strong connections to the colony. In 1710, he took part in the successful expedition against Port-Royal. The man in charge of that action was Francis Nicholson. After the capture of Port Royal, Caulfeild was in charge during the absence of Governor Samuel Vetch. This occupied the period from October 1711 to June 1712. In October 1712, Nicholson was named governor of Nova Scotia and Placentia. In June, Vetch had returned to his position and it wasn't until October, 1713 that he was frmally replaced by Caulfeild as acting governor. Nicholson only spent a few months in the colony during his tenure (from 1712-1715), as was often the case with governors of the time. Port Royal is a small rural community in the western part of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ... Portrait thought to be Nicholson Sir Francis Nicholson (1655-1728) was a British military officer and was colonial governor or acting governor of New York, Virginia, Maryland, Nova Scotia, and South Carolina. ... Samuel Vetch (December 9, 1668-April 30, 1732) a British military officer and colonial governor of Nova Scotia. ... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit(Latin) One defends and the other conquers Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Regional Municipality Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Mayann E. Francis - Premier Rodney MacDonald (PC) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 11 - Senate seats 10 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area... Panorama of Placentia. ...


While acting in the position and while governor, Caulfeild was involved in attempting to obtain an oath of allegiance to the British Government by the Acadian French. He was unsuccessful in this endeavour. Note: This page or section contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ...


He was replaced by Richard Philipps in this office. General Richard Philipps, (b. ...


External links

  • Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online


Lieutenant Governors of Nova Scotia
Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... This is a list of viceroys (governors and lieutenant-governors) of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, before and after Confederation in 1867. ...

Vetch | Nicholson | Caulfield | Philipps | Doucett | Armstrong | Cosby | Mascarene | Cornwallis | Hopson | Lawrence | Belcher | Wilmot | Campbell | Green | Francklin | Legge | Arbuthnot | Hughes | Hamond | Parr | Fanning | Bulkeley | Wentworth | Prevost | Croke | Sherbrooke | Smith | Dalhousie | Kempt | Jeffrey | Maitland | Campbell | Falkland | Dickson | Harvey | Bazalgette | Le Marchant | Phipps | Mulgrave | Doyle | MacDonnell | Williams Samuel Vetch (December 9, 1668-April 30, 1732) a British military officer and colonial governor of Nova Scotia. ... Portrait thought to be Nicholson Sir Francis Nicholson (1655-1728) was a British military officer and was colonial governor or acting governor of New York, Virginia, Maryland, Nova Scotia, and South Carolina. ... General Richard Philipps, (b. ... John Doucett (Doucette), (b. ... Lawrence Armstrong (1664 – 6 December 1739) was a lieutenant-governor of Nova Scotia and acted as a replacement for the governor, Richard Philipps, during his long absences from the colony. ... Alexander Cosby, (c 1685 – 1742), was born in Ireland and had a younger sister who married Richard Philipps, governor of Nova Scotia and a military man. ... Paul Mascarene Paul Mascarene, (c 1684 – 22 January 1760), was a lieutenant-governor of Nova Scotia acting for governor Richard Philipps from 1740-1749. ... Edward Cornwallis, (c 1713 – 14 January 1776), was a British military officer, known as “the Founder of Halifax”. He was born in London, the sixth son of Charles, fourth Baron Cornwallis, and Lady Charlotte Butler, daughter of the Earl of Arran2. ... Charles Lawrence (December 14, 1709 – October 19, 1760) was a British military officer who, as lieutenant governor and subsequently governor of Nova Scotia, was responsible for overseeing the expulsion of Acadians from the colony in the Great Upheaval. ... Jonathan Belcher (1682-1757) was colonial governor of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and New Jersey. ... Montague Wilmot (? - May 23, 1766) was an 18th century British colonial Governor of Nova Scotia. ... Lord William Campbell ( ? -1778) was the last English Governor of South Carolina. ... Michael Francklin (1733-1782) served as Nova Scotias Lieutenant Governor from 1766-1772. ... Admiral Marriott (or Mariot) Arbuthnot (1711 – 31 January 1794) was a British admiral, who commanded the Royal Navys North American station during the American War for Independence. ... Sir Richard Hughes (c. ... Sir Andrew Snape Hamond, 1st Bt. ... Col. ... Edmund Fanning (April 24, 1739–February 28, 1818) first gained fame for his role in the Battle of Alamance, but later had a distiguished career as a colonial governor and British general. ... John Wentworth (1737-1820) was the British colonial governor of New Hampshire at the time of the American Revolution. ... George Prevost Sir George Prévost (Hackensack May 19, 1767 – January 5, 1816 London) was a British soldier and colonial administrator. ... Sir John Coape, Lord Sherbrooke (baptised April 29, 1764 - February 14, 1830) was a British soldier and colonial administrator. ... George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie (October 23, 1770 – March 21, 1838) was lieutenant-governor of Nova Scotia from 1816 to 1820, Governor General of British North America from 1820 to 1828 and later became commander-in-chief in India. ... Sir James Kempt, GCB (c. ... Sir Peregrine Maitland (July 6, 1777–May 30, 1854) was a British soldier and colonial administrator. ... Major-General Sir Colin Campbell, KCB (1776-13 June 1847). ... Lucius Bentinck Cary, Tenth Viscount Falkland (1803-1884) succeeded to the title after the death of his father in a duel in 1809. ... Sir John Harvey (April 23, 1778 – March 22, 1852) was a British army officer and a Lieutenant Governor. ... Sir John Gaspar LeMarchant (1803 – 1874) army officer and governor of Newfoundland, Canada from 1847 to 1852. ... George Augustus Constantine Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby (July 23, 1819 - April 3, 1890) was a politician of the United Kingdom. ... Marquess of Normanby was a title in the peerage of England and later a separate title in the peerage of the United Kingdom. ... Sir Charles Hastings Doyle, K.C.M.G. (April 10, 1804 – March 19, 1883) was a British soldier and Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. ... Sir Richard MacDonnell Sir Richard Graves Macdonnell , KCMG C.B. (Chinese Translated Name 麥當奴) (3 September 1814 – 5 February 1881) was a British colonial governor who became the 6th Governor of Hong Kong. ... William Fenwick Williams Sir William Fenwick Williams, 1st Baronet GCB (December 4, 1800 – July 26, 1883) was a British military leader of the Victorian era. ...



 

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