Lieutenant-General Sir Burke Cuppage | |
|---|---|
,_RP-F-1999-158-13_(cropped).jpg) Burke Cuppage, with autograph (
Rijksmuseum) | |
| Born | 1794 Charlton, Kent, England [1] |
| Died | 19 April 1877
[2] Kensington, London, England |
| Allegiance |
United Kingdom |
| Service/ |
British Army |
| Years of service | 1812–1868 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Battles/wars |
Peninsular War Battle of Waterloo |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Lieutenant-General Sir Burke Douglas Cuppage KCB (1794 – 19 April 1877) was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Jersey.
Cuppage was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1812. [3] He fought in the Peninsular War and at the Battle of Waterloo under the Duke of Wellington. [4] He was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Jersey in 1863 [5] and laid the foundation stone for a new Public Asylum there two years later. [6]
In 1828 he married Emily Anne Fouril; [4] [7] they had a son [8] and two daughters. [9]
- ^ 1871 England Census
- ^ "Deaths". The Belfast Newsletter. p. 1. 23 April 1877
- ^ The Waterloo Roll by Charles Dalton
- ^ a b Grace & Favour, p.45 Archived 20 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Historic Royal Palaces
- ^ World Leaders Index
- ^ Societe Jersiaise
- ^ Blackwood's Magazine
- ^ Captain Burke Cuppage
- ^ Bonhams Archived 23 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
Lieutenant-General Sir Burke Cuppage | |
|---|---|
|
Burke Cuppage, with autograph (
Rijksmuseum) | |
| Born | 1794 Charlton, Kent, England [1] |
| Died | 19 April 1877
[2] Kensington, London, England |
| Allegiance |
United Kingdom |
| Service/ |
British Army |
| Years of service | 1812–1868 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Battles/wars |
Peninsular War Battle of Waterloo |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Lieutenant-General Sir Burke Douglas Cuppage KCB (1794 – 19 April 1877) was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Jersey.
Cuppage was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1812. [3] He fought in the Peninsular War and at the Battle of Waterloo under the Duke of Wellington. [4] He was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Jersey in 1863 [5] and laid the foundation stone for a new Public Asylum there two years later. [6]
In 1828 he married Emily Anne Fouril; [4] [7] they had a son [8] and two daughters. [9]
- ^ 1871 England Census
- ^ "Deaths". The Belfast Newsletter. p. 1. 23 April 1877
- ^ The Waterloo Roll by Charles Dalton
- ^ a b Grace & Favour, p.45 Archived 20 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Historic Royal Palaces
- ^ World Leaders Index
- ^ Societe Jersiaise
- ^ Blackwood's Magazine
- ^ Captain Burke Cuppage
- ^ Bonhams Archived 23 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine