John Le Marchant
Chivalric Order Member
1803 – 1874
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Who was John Le Marchant?
Lieutenant-General Sir John Gaspard Le Marchant GCMG KCB was a British Army officer and governor of Newfoundland from 1847 to 1852. He was criticized for misappropriation of relief funds collected for the 1846 fire victims of the June 1846 fire that devastated most of St. John's.
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- Born
- 1803
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Education
- Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
- Died
- Feb 6, 1874
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on July 23, 2013
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