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Edward Cornwallis (5 March [O.S. 22 February] 1713 – 14 January 1776) was a British career military officer and member of the aristocratic Cornwallis family, who reached the rank of Lieutenant General.
13 de ene. de 2008 · Edward Cornwallis, founder of Halifax in 1749, governor of Nova Scotia from 1749-52, military leader and governor of Gibraltar from 1762-76, (born 22 February 1713 in London, England; died 23 January 1776 in Gibraltar).
CORNWALLIS, EDWARD, army officer and colonial administrator; founder of Halifax, Nova Scotia; b. 22 Feb. 1712/13 in London, England, sixth son of Charles Cornwallis, 4th Baron Cornwallis, and Lady Charlotte Butler, daughter of Richard Butler, 1st Earl of Arran; m.
16 de feb. de 2018 · APTN Investigates Edward Cornwallis is honoured as the founder of Halifax. A British military leader who issued bounties on Mi’kmaw scalps, his statue in a city park named in his honour has been at the centre of division and debate.
Edward Cornwallis was born in London in 1713. After joining the military, he rapidly rose in the ranks. He was sent to Nova Scotia with a large number of settlers to Chibouctou Harbor, where he founded the city of Halifax in 1749.
Edward Cornwallis. (1713-1776): "The Founder of Halifax." Edward Cornwallis 1 was the sixth son of Charles, fourth baron of Cornwallis, and Lady Charlotte Butler, daughter of the Earl of Arran; his grandfather, the Duke of Ormonde.
Edward Cornwallis, as the incoming governor of what the British referred to as Nova Scotia, had no reason to be in doubt as to the significance of relations with the Mi’kmaq, Maliseet, or Passamaquoddy. His instructions—as had been those of all previous Nova Scotia governors since 1719—were based on the principle of imperi-
