Musgrave, Anthony

MUSGRAVE, Anthony, governor of BC from 1869 to 1871 (b 31 Aug 1828, St John's, Antigua; d 9 Oct 1888, Brisbane, Australia). He had an English education and in 1854 he was appointed colonial secretary in Antigua, where his family had deep roots. It was the first of a series of appointments in Britain's Caribbean possessions. In 1864 Musgrave became governor of Newfoundland, where he argued—unsuccessfully it turned out—for union with the mainland colonies. He succeeded Frederick SEYMOUR as...

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