Burke Cuppage


Sir Burke Cuppage

Autographed photograph of Cuppage (Rijksmuseum)
Born1794
Died19 April 1877[2]
Kensington, London, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Branch
British Army
Service years
1812–1868
Rank
Lieutenant-General
Conflicts
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Lieutenant-General Sir Burke Douglas Cuppage KCB (1794 – 19 April 1877) was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Jersey.

Military career

Cuppage was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1812.[3] He fought in the Peninsular War and at the Battle of Waterloo under the Duke of Wellington.[4] He was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Jersey in 1863[5] and laid the foundation stone for a new Public Asylum there two years later.[6]

Family

In 1828 he married Emily Anne Fouril;[4][7] they had a son[8] and two daughters.[9]

References

  1. ↑ 1871 England Census
  2. ↑ "Deaths". The Belfast Newsletter. p. 1. 23 April 1877
  3. ↑ The Waterloo Roll by Charles Dalton
  4. 1 2 Grace & Favour, p.45 Archived 20 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Historic Royal Palaces
  5. ↑ World Leaders Index
  6. ↑ Societe Jersiaise
  7. ↑ Blackwood's Magazine
  8. ↑ Captain Burke Cuppage
  9. ↑ Bonhams Archived 23 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine