Francis Bond Head

Sir Francis Bond Head, 1st Baronet PC ( * January 1, 1793 in Rochester, † July 23, 1875 in Croydon ) was an English writer and politician.

Head joined the army, fought at the Battle of Waterloo and in 1835 appointed governor of Upper Canada, where revolutionary movements emerged that only mastered his successor, Sir George Arthur.

After returning to England, he defended himself against the charges brought against him over his administration in the book Narrative of his administration in Upper Canada (1839 ).

As a writer, he was first with the Rough notes taken falling on some rapid sourneys across the Pampas (1826, 6th edition 1861), the fruit of a trip to South America, and the witty Bubbles from the fountain of Nassau (1833, 7th edition 1866) occurred. This was followed by Life of Bruce (1844 ).

His views of the Canadian life he put in The Emigrant (1847, new ed 1853) down, the Stokers and pokers (1850, new ed 1861) and "The defenseless state of Great Britain" ( 1850) followed.

After the coup Charles -Louis -Napoleon Bonaparte, he joined with A fagot of French sticks, or Paris in 1851 (1852, new ed 1855) produced as a staunch apologists of Napoleon III.

Next are works

A fortnight in Ireland ( 1852),
Descriptive essays (1856 )
Highways and dry Ways (1859 )
The horse and his rider (1861 ) and
The royal engineer ( 1870).

Head was Privy Councillor since 1867 and enjoyed an annual pension of £ 100 sterling. He died on 23 July 1875 in Croydon.

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