Paulus Æmilius Irving
Paulus Æmilius Irving (Dumfriesshire, Scotland, September 23rd 1714 - in England, April 22nd 1796) was a soldier and colonial administrator British.
It took part in the taken of Quebec in September 1759 with the rank of major. Next in October it was named general leading seaman and member of the Military council which assisted the governor of Quebec James Murray. At the time of the installation of a civil government (the Province of Quebec) in August 1764, he became member of the Council of the province. It had the rank of lieutenant-colonel then.
When the Murray governor was recalled in Great Britain in June 1766, Irving inherited the post of administrator of the province, while waiting for the arrival of the new lieutenant-governor Guy Carleton. This one arrived at Quebec on September 23rd, 1766. Irving was thus in load of the Province of Quebec for three months.
Always member and even senior of the Council of the province under Carleton, Irving was identified with the French party , i.e. those which tended to defend the rights of the French inhabitants vis-a-vis the British merchants. Partly for this reason, it ran up against Carleton which relieved it of its station to the Council at the end of October 1766. It disputed its reference in front of the British authorities, but before its steps can succeed, it passed by again in England with its regiment in July 1768.
Later, in 1771, it was named lieutenant-governor of Guernesey.
See too
Related articles
List of the governors of Canada before the Confederation
External bonds
- Biography on line on the biographical Dictionary of Canada
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