Richard Bulkeley
Deceased Person
1717 – 1800
Who was Richard Bulkeley?
Richard Bulkeley was an influential administrator in Nova Scotia for over 50 years. Historian Phyllis Blakeley writes that Bulkeley, "assisted 13 governors and lieutenant governors from Cornwallis to Wentworth. In half a century of service he took part in the founding of Halifax, the immigration of New Englanders and loyalists, and the prosperity of the French revolutionary wars." During his lifetime, known for hosting dignitaries and grand parties, he was known as "the Father of the Province." When he died, he was the last surviving settler who arrived with Cornwallis.
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- Born
- Dec 26, 1717
Dublin - Children
- Died
- Dec 7, 1800
Halifax Regional Municipality
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on July 23, 2013
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