Sir Francis Bond Head, 1st Baronet KCH PC (1 January 1793 – 20 July 1875), known as "Galloping Head", was Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada during the rebellion of 1837. Bond Head was a soldier in the British army from 1811–1825, and afterwards attempted to set up a mining company in Argentina. He was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada in 1835 in an attempt by the British government to appease the reformers in the colony, such as William Lyon Mackenzie, who wanted responsible government. He appointed reformer Robert Baldwin to the Executive Council, though this appointment was opposed by the more radical Mackenzie. In any case he ignored Baldwin's advice, and Baldwin resigned; the Legislative Assembly then refused to pass any money bills, so Bond Head dissolved the government. In the subsequent election campaign, he appealed to the United Empire Loyalists of the colony, proclaiming that the reformers were advocating American republicanism. The Conservative party, led by the wealthy landowners known as the "Family Compact", won the election.In December of 1837, Mackenzie led a brief and bungled rebellion in Toronto.

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  • Sir Francis Bond Head, 1st Baronet KCH PC (1 January 1793 – 20 July 1875), known as "Galloping Head", was Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada during the rebellion of 1837. Bond Head was a soldier in the British army from 1811–1825, and afterwards attempted to set up a mining company in Argentina. He was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada in 1835 in an attempt by the British government to appease the reformers in the colony, such as William Lyon Mackenzie, who wanted responsible government. He appointed reformer Robert Baldwin to the Executive Council, though this appointment was opposed by the more radical Mackenzie. In any case he ignored Baldwin's advice, and Baldwin resigned; the Legislative Assembly then refused to pass any money bills, so Bond Head dissolved the government. In the subsequent election campaign, he appealed to the United Empire Loyalists of the colony, proclaiming that the reformers were advocating American republicanism. The Conservative party, led by the wealthy landowners known as the "Family Compact", won the election.In December of 1837, Mackenzie led a brief and bungled rebellion in Toronto. Bond Head sent the colonial militia to put down the rebellion, which they did within a day. In response to the rebellion, Britain replaced Bond Head as Lieutenant-Governor with Lord Durham. Bond Head returned to England and didn't hold any office for the rest of his life. Two hamlets are named for him: one to the northwest of Toronto in the town of Bradford West Gwillimbury and one on Lake Ontario in the municipality of Clarington to the east of Toronto.In later life Bond Head lived at Duppas Hall, overlooking Duppas Hill in Croydon, where he organised protests against the proposed outlawing of horse-riding in the area.He was married to Lady Bond Head (the former Julia Valenza Somerville) in 1816, and had four children. (en)
  • Sir Francis Bond Head (* 1. Januar 1793 bei Rochester; † 23. Juli 1875 in Croydon) war ein englischer Schriftsteller und Politiker. Head trat in die Armee, kämpfte mit in der Schlacht bei Waterloo und wurde 1835 zum Statthalter von Oberkanada ernannt, wo revolutionäre Bewegungen entstanden, die erst sein Nachfolger Sir George Arthur bewältigte. Nach England zurückgekehrt, verteidigte er sich wider die gegen ihn erhobenen Anklagen über seine Verwaltung in dem Buch Narrative of his administration in Upper Canada . Als Schriftsteller war er zuerst mit den Rough notes taken during some rapid sourneys across the Pampas, der Frucht einer Reise nach Südamerika, und den launigen Bubbles from the brunnens of Nassau aufgetreten. Darauf folgte Life of Bruce . Seine Anschauungen des kanadischen Lebens legte er in The emigrant nieder, dem Stokers and pokers und "The defenceless state of Great Britain" folgten. Nach dem Staatsstreich Charles-Louis-Napoléon Bonapartes trat er mit A faggot of French sticks, or Paris in 1851 hervor als entschiedener Lobredner Napoleons III. Weiter Werke sind* A fortnight in Ireland, * Descriptive essays, * Highways and dry Ways, * The horse and his rider und * The royal engineer (1870). Head war seit 1867 Privy Councillor und genoss eine jährliche Pension von 100 £ Sterling. Er starb am 23. Juli 1875 in Croydon. (de)
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  • Sir Francis Bond Head, 1st Baronet KCH PC (1 January 1793 – 20 July 1875), known as "Galloping Head", was Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada during the rebellion of 1837. Bond Head was a soldier in the British army from 1811–1825, and afterwards attempted to set up a mining company in Argentina. He was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada in 1835 in an attempt by the British government to appease the reformers in the colony, such as William Lyon Mackenzie, who wanted responsible government. He appointed reformer Robert Baldwin to the Executive Council, though this appointment was opposed by the more radical Mackenzie. In any case he ignored Baldwin's advice, and Baldwin resigned; the Legislative Assembly then refused to pass any money bills, so Bond Head dissolved the government. In the subsequent election campaign, he appealed to the United Empire Loyalists of the colony, proclaiming that the reformers were advocating American republicanism. The Conservative party, led by the wealthy landowners known as the "Family Compact", won the election.In December of 1837, Mackenzie led a brief and bungled rebellion in Toronto. (en)
  • Sir Francis Bond Head (* 1. Januar 1793 bei Rochester; † 23. Juli 1875 in Croydon) war ein englischer Schriftsteller und Politiker. (de)
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  • Francis Bond Head (en)
  • Francis Bond Head (de)
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