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Lieutenant-General

Sir Burke Cuppage
Burke Cuppage, with autograph ( Rijksmuseum)
Born1794
Charlton, Kent, England [1]
Died19 April 1877 [2]
Kensington, London, England
Allegiance United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service1812–1868
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.

Military career

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]

Family

In 1828 he married Emily Anne Fouril; [4] [7] they had a son [8] and two daughters. [9]

References

  1. ^ 1871 England Census
  2. ^ "Deaths". The Belfast Newsletter. p. 1. 23 April 1877
  3. ^ The Waterloo Roll by Charles Dalton
  4. ^ a b Grace & Favour, p.45 Archived 20 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Historic Royal Palaces
  5. ^ World Leaders Index
  6. ^ Societe Jersiaise
  7. ^ Blackwood's Magazine
  8. ^ Captain Burke Cuppage
  9. ^ Bonhams Archived 23 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
Government offices
Preceded by
B. Loch
Acting
Lieutenant Governor of Jersey
1863–1868
Succeeded by
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lieutenant-General

Sir Burke Cuppage
Burke Cuppage, with autograph ( Rijksmuseum)
Born1794
Charlton, Kent, England [1]
Died19 April 1877 [2]
Kensington, London, England
Allegiance United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service1812–1868
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.

Military career

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]

Family

In 1828 he married Emily Anne Fouril; [4] [7] they had a son [8] and two daughters. [9]

References

  1. ^ 1871 England Census
  2. ^ "Deaths". The Belfast Newsletter. p. 1. 23 April 1877
  3. ^ The Waterloo Roll by Charles Dalton
  4. ^ a b Grace & Favour, p.45 Archived 20 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Historic Royal Palaces
  5. ^ World Leaders Index
  6. ^ Societe Jersiaise
  7. ^ Blackwood's Magazine
  8. ^ Captain Burke Cuppage
  9. ^ Bonhams Archived 23 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
Government offices
Preceded by
B. Loch
Acting
Lieutenant Governor of Jersey
1863–1868
Succeeded by

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