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Sir Howard Douglas, founder of King’s College

Plaque honouring Douglas at the New Brunswick Legislative Building. Howard Douglas plaque, New Brunswick Legislative Building memorial · JJonahJackalope · Photo source · Photo licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.

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Howard Douglas, born in England, was Lieutenant-Governor and Commander in Chief of New Brunswick from 1823 to 1831. He encouraged agriculture, steam navigation and lighthouse building, and in 1828 founded King’s College, now the University of New Brunswick. He dealt firmly with armed incursions from Maine and upheld the province’s rights in the boundary dispute of 1826–28, and wrote important books on military and political subjects.

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Douglas as described in his designation.

Sources behind this record

Sir Howard Douglas National Historic Person ↗

Parks Canada (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)

Importance; plaque text