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MLC |
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30 August 1877 |
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Electorates
- Nominated MLC 30 August 1877–7 September 1880 (resigned)
Office
- Colonial Secretary, 30 August 1877–7 September 1880 (resigned)
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Personal Information |
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1839 |
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Calcutta, India |
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6 May 1900 |
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Son of Thomas, army major, and Sophie Tuckfield |
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Married in 1869 to Eliza, widow of Captain Egan
No children |
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Educated Sandhurst
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Soldier |
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1857 in volunteer cavalry (Havelock’s irregulars), Indian Mutiny MID and medals
Commissioned, 17th Lancers, Lieutenant 1859, resigned 1866
1868–1870 Inspector-General of Police, Sierra Leone
1870–1873 Commandant of Hausa Armed Police and District Magistrate Lagos
1873–1874 Inspector of Customs, Gold Coast
President of Nevis 1876–1877
Administrator and Colonial Secretary, St Lucia 1881–1884
Governor and Commander-in-Chief, British Honduras 1884–1891
Governor, Falkland Islands 1891–1897 |
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KCMG (1889); CMG (1874) |
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Awarded CMG for role in war with Akumahs
In WA 1877–1878
Chairman Central Board of Education
Owned property at Freshwater Bay
1879 president Working Men’s Association, also Agricultural Society |
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D Black and G Bolton, eds, Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia: volume one 1870-1930, Parliamentary History Project, Perth, WA, 2001, p. 12.
R Erickson, ed, The bicentennial dictionary of Western Australians, pre-1829-1888, volume II, University of Western Australia Press, Nedlands, WA, 1987.
The Times, 8 May 1900.
Who Was Who (1897–1915) |
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