About Richard Philipps
Lived 1661 – 1750 (aged 88–89). Richard Philipps was a British military personnel and military officer.
Lieutenant-General Richard Philipps ( 1661 – 14 October 1750) was a British army officer and colonial administrator. He is said to have been in the employ of William III as a young man and for his service gained the rank of captain in the English Army. He served at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690 and promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in 1712.
He raised the 40th Regiment of Foot in August 1717. In 1717 he was appointed Governor of Nova Scotia by George I.
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Who was Richard Philipps?
Governor of Nova Scotia
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Richard Philipps was born in 1661.
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Richard Philipps died on 14 October 1750.
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Richard Philipps was a military personnel and military officer.
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Richard Philipps was British.
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