The Lord Sydenham | |
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Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada | |
In office 1839–1841 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Preceded by | Sir George Arthur, Bt |
Succeeded by | Major General John Clitherow |
Governor General of the Province of Canada | |
In office 1839–1841 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Preceded by | The Earl of Durham GCB |
Succeeded by | Sir Charles Bagot |
President of the Board of Trade | |
In office 5 June – 14 November 1834 | |
Monarch | William IV |
Prime Minister | The Earl Grey KG The Viscount Melbourne |
Preceded by | The Earl of Auckland GCB |
Succeeded by | The Lord Ashburton |
In office 8 April 1835 – 29 August 1839 | |
Monarchs | William IV; Victoria |
Prime Minister | The Viscount Melbourne |
Preceded by | The Lord Ashburton |
Succeeded by | The Lord Taunton |
Personal details | |
Born | Waverley Abbey, Farnham, Surrey | 13 September 1799
Died | 19 September 1841 Kingston, Ontario, Canada | (aged 42)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Whig |
Charles Poulett Thomson, 1st Baron Sydenham, GCB, PC (13 September 1799 – 19 September 1841) was a British businessman, politician, diplomat and the first Governor General of the united Province of Canada.[1]