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Sir Anthony Musgrave

A career Imperial civil servant, Anthony Musgrave served as governor of Newfoundland (1864-69) and British Columbia (1869-71). Both terms of office were marked by a strong personal effort to encourage the two colonies to unite with the new Canadian confederation, and it was under his direction that British Columbia entered the Dominion on July 20, 1871. Musgrave, who was knighted in 1875, subsequently held vice-regal office in Natal, South Australia, Jamaica, and Queensland where he died.

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Sir Anthony Musgrave

Anthony Musgrave, fonctionnaire au service de l’Empire, a été gouverneur de Terre-Neuve (1864-1869) et de la Colombie Britannique (1869-1871). Dans ces deux postes, il a fait de grands efforts pour encourager les colonies à entrer dans la nouvelle Confédération canadienne. C’est en grande partie à son instigation que la Colombie-Britannique devint province canadienne le 20 juillet 1871. Créé chevalier en 1875, Musgrave fut vice-roi au Natal, en Australie du Sud, en Jamaïque et au Queensland, où il mourut.

Location: 1401 Rockland Avenue, Victoria
Emplacement : 1401, avenue Rockland, Victoria
Coordinates · Coordonnées: 48.419101, -123.342505
Source: Parks Canada – Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada commemorative plaques (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)
Licence · Permission: Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
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