Sir Howard Douglas

Sir Howard Douglas (HM2L2V)

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N 45° 57.578', W 66° 38.194'

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1776-1861

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Born in England, Douglas was Lieutenant-Governor and Commander in Chief of New Brunswick (1823-1831). He encouraged agriculture and fostered pioneer work in steam navigation and lighthouse construction. In 1828 he founded King's College, now the University of New Brunswick. He dealt decisively with armed incursions from Maine and boldly upheld the rights of the Province in the boundary dispute (1826-28) with that state. Elected to both the Royal Society and the Royal Geographical Society, he was the author of significant books on military and political topics. He died at Tunbridge Wells, England.
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Né en Angleterre, Douglas fut lieutenant-gouverneur et commandant en chef du Nouveau-Brunswick (1823-1831). Il encourage l'agriculture et favorisa les débuts de la navigation à vapeur et de la construction de phares. En 1828, il fonda le King's College, devenu depuis l'Université du Nouveau-Brunswick. Il s'occupa résolument du problème de l'infiltration américaine et défendit les droits du Nouveau-Brunswick dans ses conflits frontaliers avec le Maine (1826-1828). Auteur d'ouvrages



militaires et politiques importants, il est mort en Angleterre.
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HM NumberHM2L2V
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Year Placed1927
Placed ByHistoric Sites and Monuments Board of Canada/Commission des lieux et monuments historiques du Canada
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Date Added Sunday, September 22nd, 2019 at 2:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)19T E 683137 N 5092278
Decimal Degrees45.95963333, -66.63656667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 45° 57.578', W 66° 38.194'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds45° 57' 34.68" N, 66° 38' 11.64" W
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