British soldier and colonial administrator (1777–1854)
Sir
Peregrine Maitland
Maitland c. 1882-1883
Born
6 July 1777 (1777-07-06) Longparish, Hampshire, Great Britain
Died
30 May 1854 (1854-05-31) (aged 76) Eaton Place, West London, UK
Allegiance
Great Britain
Service/branch
Foot Guards
Years of service
1791–1836
Rank
General
Commands held
Madras Army
Battles/wars
Haitian Revolution French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars Second Anglo-Maratha War Siege of Bharatpur (1805)
Other work
Lt. Governor of Upper Canada Lt. Governor of Nova Scotia Governor of Cape Colony
General Sir Peregrine Maitland, GCB (6 July 1777 – 30 May 1854) was a British soldier and colonial administrator. He also was a first-class cricketer from 1798 to 1808 and an early advocate for the establishment of what would become the Canadian Indian residential school system.
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