b. medium1724(?)
d. 1794-01-08
Nicholas Cox, an army officer and a member of the British colonial administration
in North America, was an active proponent of settlement in the Gaspé region during
the late 18th century.1
Cox originally arrived in
Nova Scotia in 1750 and, while in North America, took part in the capture of Fort Beauséjour
and the 1755 banishment of the Acadians.
2 He also participated in the Seven Years' War.
3 In 1775, Governor Guy Carleton appointed Cox to the post of lieutenant governor of
the District of Gaspé, a position whereby Cox supervised settlement in the region.
4In the documents enclosed with
this public offices document, the author refers to Cox's publictions as some of the only evidence of the
club-law
and overall anti-settlement attitude that existed in HBC territory.
- 1. David Lee, Cox, Nicholas, Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online.
- 2. Ibid.
- 3. Ibid.
- 4. Ibid.