Edmund Walker Head
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Sir Edmund Walker Head, 8th Baronet, KCB (16 February 1805 – 28 January 1868) was a 19th-century British politician and diplomat.
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Sir Edmund Walker Head | |
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Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick | |
In office 1848–1854 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Preceded by | William MacBean George Colebrooke |
Succeeded by | John Manners-Sutton, 3rd Viscount Canterbury |
Governor General of the Province of Canada | |
In office 1854–1861 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Preceded by | James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin |
Succeeded by | Charles Monck, 4th Viscount Monck |
Personal details | |
Born | (1805-02-16)16 February 1805 Wiarton Place, near Maidstone, England |
Died | 28 January 1868(1868-01-28) (aged 62) London, England |
Spouse | Lady Anna Maria Head (née Yorke) |
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