FIRST - Lieutenant Governor of Cape Breton - Sydney, Nova Scotia.
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Joseph Frederick Wallet Desbarres, the founder of Sydney, Nova Scotia, was the first Lieutenant Governor of Cape Breton.
Waymark Code: WM12HBG
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Date Posted: 05/29/2020
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Inscription on the plaque:
A distinguished military engineer, of Huguenot descent, Desbarres served in the British Army in North America during the Seven Years' War, and participated in the capture of Louisbourg in 1758 and of Quebec in 1759. From 1763 to 1773 he was employed by the British Government to survey and chart the coasts of Nova Scotia and Cape Breton, and as a result earned great fame as a marine surveyor, second perhaps only to Captain Cook. He was the first Lieutenant Governor of Cape Breton, 1784-87, the founder of Sydney, and Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island, 1804-12. He died in Halifax at the age of 102.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Person or Group
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1784
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