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'''Sir Henry Berkeley Fitzhardinge Maxse''' (1832, [[Effingham Hill, England]] – [[September 10]] [[1883]], [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|St. John's]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador|Newfoundland]], Canada) was a Newfoundland colonial leader and a Captain during the [[Crimean War]]. |
'''Sir Henry Berkeley Fitzhardinge Maxse''' (1832, [[Effingham Hill]], [[England]] – [[September 10]] [[1883]], [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|St. John's]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador|Newfoundland]], Canada) was a Newfoundland colonial leader and a Captain during the [[Crimean War]]. |
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He was wounded at the [[Battle of Balaclava]] and received medals of honour for his service. He was lieutenant-governor of [[Heligoland]] in 1863 and appointed as governor the following year. Maxse became governor of [[Newfoundland]] in 1881. |
He was wounded at the [[Battle of Balaclava]] and received medals of honour for his service. He was lieutenant-governor of [[Heligoland]] in 1863 and appointed as governor the following year. Maxse became governor of [[Newfoundland]] in 1881. |
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Revision as of 21:08, 13 May 2007
Sir Henry Berkeley Fitzhardinge Maxse (1832, Effingham Hill, England – September 10 1883, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada) was a Newfoundland colonial leader and a Captain during the Crimean War.
He was wounded at the Battle of Balaclava and received medals of honour for his service. He was lieutenant-governor of Heligoland in 1863 and appointed as governor the following year. Maxse became governor of Newfoundland in 1881.
Maxse was instrumental in the construction of the Newfoundland Railway. Most of his term as governor was spent in Germany with his wife. A noted German-language scholar, he published an English translation of Bismarck's Letters to his Wife and Sisters.
Maxse died as a result of the injuries he suffered at the Battle of Balaclava.
See also
External links
- Biography at Government House The Governorship of Newfoundland and Labrador
- Crimean War biographies
- The Maxse Letter
- Governors of Heligoland
- IMDB movie The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968)
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