General Richard Philipps (1661 – 14 October 1750) was said to have been in the employ of
William III as a young man and for his service gained the rank of captain in the British army. He served at the
Battle of the Boyne
The Battle of the Boyne ( ga, Cath na Bóinne ) was a battle in 1690 between the forces of the deposed King James II of England and Ireland, VII of Scotland, and those of King William III who, with his wife Queen Mary II (his cousin and J ...
in 1690 and promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in 1712.
He raised the
40th Regiment of Foot in August 1717. In 1717 he was appointed
Governor of Nova Scotia by
George I.
[ He arrived in Annapolis Royal in 1720, created the Nova Scotia Council and in 1722 returned to England. He made another visit to Nova Scotia and persuaded the Acadian French to swear allegiance to the British Government. He returned again to England about 1731.][ During the early years he evidently was an active and responsible governor. After 1731 his interest in the province was much reduced. Because of absences and laterally, waning interest, the roles of those acting for the Governor were greatly enhanced. They were: John Doucett, (1717–1725); Lawrence Armstrong, (1725–1739); ]Alexander Cosby
Alexander Cosby ( c. 1685–1742) was born in Ireland and had a younger sister who married Richard Philipps, governor of Nova Scotia and a military man. Through this connection, Cosby was appointed major in the 40th regiment and was stationed in ...
, 1739–1740; Paul Mascarene, (1740–1749). At that point Edward Cornwallis
Edward Cornwallis ( – 14 January 1776) was a British career military officer and was a member of the aristocratic Cornwallis family, who reached the rank of Lieutenant General. After Cornwallis fought in Scotland, putting down the Jacob ...
was appointed Governor.
See also
*Lieutenant-Governors of Nova Scotia
The following is a list of the governors and lieutenant governors of Nova Scotia. Though the present day office of the lieutenant governor in Nova Scotia came into being only upon the province's entry into Canadian Confederation in 1867, the po ...
*Military history of Canada
The military history of Canada comprises hundreds of years of armed actions in the territory encompassing modern Canada, and interventions by the Canadian military in conflicts and peacekeeping worldwide. For thousands of years, the area that woul ...
References
External links
Government of Nova Scotia Archives
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Governors of the Colony of Nova Scotia
40th Regiment of Foot officers
British Army generals
Suffolk Regiment officers
1661 births
1750 deaths
Burials at Westminster Abbey
Williamite military personnel of the Williamite War in Ireland