Richard Philipps

Richard Philipps
Governor of Nova Scotia
In office 1712–1715
Monarch	George I
Personal details
Born	1661
Died	14 October 1750
Religion	Anglican
Military service
Allegiance	Great Britain
Rank	General
Battles/wars	Battle of the Boyne

General Richard Philipps (1661 – 14 October 1750) was said to have been in the employ of William III as a young man and for his service gained the rank of Captain in the British army. He served at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690 and made the rank of Lt. Col. in 1712. He raised the 40th Regiment of Foot.

In 1717 he was appointed Governor of Nova Scotia by George I. He actually arrived in Annapolis Royal in 1720, created the Nova Scotia Council and in 1722 returned to England. He made another visit to Nova Scotia and persuaded the Acadian French 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: John Doucett, (1717–1725); Lawrence Armstrong, (1725–1739); Alexander Cosby, 1739–1740; Paul Mascarene, (1740–1749). At that point Edward Cornwallis was appointed Governor.

See also

• Lieutenant-Governors of Nova Scotia
• Military history of Canada

External links

• Government of Nova Scotia Archives
• Sutherland, Maxwell (1974). "Philipps, Richard". In Halpenny, Francess G. Dictionary of Canadian Biography. III (1741–1770) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 

Lieutenant Governors of Nova Scotia Post-Confederation (1867–present) Williams Doyle Howe Archibald Richey McLelan Daly Jones D. Fraser McGregor MacKeen M. Grant Douglas Tory Stanfield Covert Irwin Mathers Kendall McCurdy A. Fraser Plow MacKeen Oland Gosse Shaffner Abraham Crouse Kinley Freeman Francis J. Grant Lieutenant-Governors before Confederation (1786–1867) Parr Bulkeley Wentworth Prévost (Croke) Sherbrooke Smyth Dalhousie Kempt Jeffrey Maitland Jeffrey C. Campbell Falkland Dickson Harvey Bazalgette LeMarchant Phipps Doyle MacDonnell Williams Lieutenant-Governors of Cape Breton Island (1784–1820) Desbarres Macarmick Mathews Ogilvie Murray Despard Nepean Swayne Ainslie Governors before Confederation (1710–86) Vetch Nicholson Caulfeild Vetch Caulfeild Philipps Doucett Armstrong Cosby Mascarene Cornwallis Hopson Lawrence Ellis Belcher Wilmot W. Campbell Green Francklin Legge Francklin Arbuthnot Hughes Hamond Parr Lieutenant-Governors who served in the absence of Governors are listed in parentheses. Acting administrators are listed in italics.