Richard Bulkeley (civil servant)
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Richard Bulkeley (civil servant)
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Richard Bulkeley was an influential administrator in Nova Scotia from 1749 to 1800. 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."
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Irish-born administrator in Nova Scotia from 1749-1800
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2023-06-26T22:46:58Z
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