Head, Sir Francis Bond — (1793 1875) Served in Royal Engineers at Waterloo; travelled in South America, 1825 1826; appointed lieutenant governor of Upper Canada, 1835 1837; made privy councillor, 1867. Index: Mc Governor of Upper Canada, states his position on… … The makers of Canada
Head, Sir Francis Bond — (1793 1875) Traveller, essayist, and biographer, served in the Engineers, went to South America as manager of a mining company, which failed, and then turned to literature, and made considerable reputation by a book of travels, Rapid Journeys… … Short biographical dictionary of English literature
Francis Bond Head — Sir Francis Bond Head, 1. Baronet PC (* 1. Januar 1793 bei Rochester; † 23. Juli 1875 in Croydon) war ein englischer Schriftsteller und Politiker. Head (spr. hedd) trat in die Armee, kämpfte mit in der Schlacht bei Waterloo und wurde 1835 zum… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Francis Bond Head — Sir Francis Bond Head, 1st Baronet KCH PC (1 January 1793 ndash; 20 July 1875), known as Galloping Head , was Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada during the rebellion of 1837.Bond Head was a soldier in the British army from 1811 ndash;1825, and… … Wikipedia
Head — (spr. hedd), Sir Francis Bond, engl. Schriftsteller und Politiker, geb. 1. Jan. 1793 bei Rochester, gest. 23. Juli 1875 in Croydon, trat in die Armee, kämpfte bei Waterloo mit und wurde 1835 zum Statthalter von Oberkanada ernannt, wo… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Head — (spr. Hedd), 1) Richard, Sohn eines protestantischen Priesters, der 1641 in Irland bei dem Blutbad umgekommen war, wurde Buchhändler, errichtete 1659 eine Buchhandlung, verließ dieselbe u. floh wegen Schulden nach Irland; 1633 nach England… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Head — (Hedd), Sir Francis Bond, geb. 1793, diente zuerst in der Armee, war von 1835–38 Gouverneur von Canada, schrieb über Canada, Südamerika und 1851 über franz. Zustände … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
Head Baronets — There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Head, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. One creation is extant as of 2007.The Head Baronetcy, of The Hermitage in the County of… … Wikipedia
George Head — Sir George Head (1782–1855) was an English commissariat officer and deputy knight marshal.Head, elder brother of Sir Francis Bond Head, was born at the Hermitage in the parish of Higham, Kent, in 1782, but there is no entry of his baptism in… … Wikipedia
Sir George Monoux College — Sir George Monoux Sixth Form College Established 1527 Type Sixth Form College Principal Paolo Ramella Location … Wikipedia