Burke Cuppage

Sir Burke Cuppage
Born 1794
Died 1877
Allegiance United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch 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 (1794–1877) was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Jersey.

Military career

Cuppage was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1812.[1] He fought in the Peninsular War and at the Battle of Waterloo under the Duke of Wellington.[2] He was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Jersey in 1863[3] and laid the foundation stone for a new Public Asylum there two years later.[4]

Family

In 1828 he married Emily Anne Fouril;[2][5] they had a son[6] and two daughters.[7]

References

Government offices
Preceded by
B. Loch
Acting
Lieutenant Governor of Jersey
18631868
Succeeded by
Sir Philip Guy
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, April 16, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.