Whish, Major George Palmer
b. 1813-06-30
d. 1902-01-31
In this despatch, George Whish writes a reference for Blanshard's application for Crown employment, following Blanshard's resignation as governor of Vancouver Island.
George Whish was the eldest son of Sir William Sampson Whish, and served with his father at Gujrat as general of the Bengal staff corps.1
  • 1. R. H. Vetch, Whish, Sir William Sampson, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Mentions of this person in the documents
The Colonial Despatches Team. Whish, Major George Palmer. The Colonial Despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871, Edition 2.0, ed. The Colonial Despatches Team. Victoria, B.C.: University of Victoria. https://bcgenesis.uvic.ca/whish_g.html.

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