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Sir George Gipps (23 December 1790 – 28 February 1847) was the Governor of the British Colony of New South Wales for eight years, between 1838 and 1846. His governorship oversaw a tumultuous period where the rights to land were bitterly contested in a three way struggle between the colonial government, Aboriginal people and wealthy ...
Sir George Gipps (23 de diciembre de 1790 - 28 de febrero de 1847) fue gobernador de la colonia británica de Nueva Gales del Sur durante ocho años, entre 1838 y 1846.
1 de abr. de 2021 · During his eight-year term as the Governor of New South Wales (1838-1846), Sir George Gipps withstood criticism and took a stand against ‘squattocracy’. He was also instrumental in the establishment of a prison at Cockatoo Island.
28 de feb. de 2012 · Sir George Gipps (1791-1847), soldier and governor, was born at Ringwould, Kent, England, the eldest son of Rev. George Gipps. He was educated at The King's School, Canterbury, with William Grant Broughton and at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.
The undated and stampless cover is addressed to His Excellency Sir George Gipps K.C.M.G, Governor of N.S. Wales and there is also a black manuscript 'Free'.
Sir George Gipps was a paradigm of gentlemanly virtue along the lines of Queen Victoria’s Albert-the-Good. He was the epitome of moral earnest-ness with his devotion to temperance, his disapproval of gambling, his homebody inclinations and his insistence on daily prayers for the entire Government House retinue.
Hace 4 días · Overview. Sir George Gipps. (1791—1847) colonial governor. Quick Reference. (1791–1847) was appointed governor of NSW in 1837 after serving in the British Army and as a member of a commission of enquiry into unrest in Canada. The experience was ... From: Gipps, George in The Oxford Companion to Australian History » Subjects: Literature.
