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Lieutenant-General Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the battlefield, who was normall ...
Richard Philipps ( 1661 – 14 October 1750) was a British army officer and colonial administrator. He is said to have been in the employ of
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as a young man and for his service gained the rank of captain in the English Army. He served at the
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in 1690 and promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in 1712. He raised the
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in August 1717. In 1717 he was appointed
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by
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. He arrived in
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in 1720, created the
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and in 1722 returned to England. He made another visit to Nova Scotia and persuaded the
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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:
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, (1717–1725);
Lawrence Armstrong Lawrence Armstrong (1664 – 6 December 1739) was a lieutenant-governor of Nova Scotia and acted as a replacement for the governor, Richard Philipps, during his long absences from the colony. Armstrong was born in 1664 in Ireland. Accordin ...
, (1725–1739); Alexander Cosby, 1739–1740;
Paul Mascarene Jean-Paul Mascarene ( 1684 – 22 January 1760) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator who served as commander of the 40th (the 2nd Somersetshire) Regiment of Foot, 40th Regiment of Foot and List of lieutenant governors of Nova S ...
, (1740–1749). At that point
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was appointed Governor.


See also

* Lieutenant-Governors of Nova Scotia *
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Government of Nova Scotia Archives
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