John Clitherow
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Lieutenant-General John Clitherow (13 December 1782 – 14 October 1852) was a British army officer and colonial administrator. He was briefly Deputy Governor-General of the Province of Canada in 1841.
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Lieutenant General John Clitherow | |
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Deputy Governor General of the Province of Canada | |
In office 18 September 1841 – 24 September 1841 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Governor General | Lord Sydenham |
Premier | Sir Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine Robert Baldwin (Deputy Premier) |
Member of the Special Council of Lower Canada | |
In office 28 June 1838 – 2 November 1838 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Governor General | Lord Durham |
Personal details | |
Born | 13 December 1782 Essendon, Hertfordshire |
Died | 14 October 1852(1852-10-14) (aged 69) Boston Manor House, Brentford, England |
Nationality | British |
Spouse(s) | (1) Sarah Christie Burton (1809) (2) Millicent Pole of Gloucestershire (1825) |
Children | John Christie Clitherow |
Parent(s) | Christopher Clitherow and Anne Jodrell |
Residence | Boston Manor House |
Occupation | Army officer |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch/service | British Army |
Years of service | 1799 - 1842 |
Rank | Lieutenant-General |
Unit | Scots Fusilier Guards |
Commands | Commanding Officer, Military District of Montreal (1838-1841) Commanding Officer, Canada West (1841-1842) |
Battles/wars | Egyptian Campaign (1801) Hanover Expedition (1805) Walcheren Campaign (1809) Peninsular War Battle of Beauharnois (1838) |
Awards | Order of the Crescent |
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