Haliburton, Sir Arthur Lawrence (Lord Haliburton) National Historic Person
Windsor, Nova Scotia
Plaque in place
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Address :
78 Thomas Street, Windsor, Nova Scotia
Recognition Statute:
Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date:
1938-05-19
Life Date:
1832 to 1907
Other Name(s):
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Haliburton, Sir Arthur Lawrence (Lord Haliburton)
(Designation Name)
Importance:
British army officer and civil servant
Plaque(s)
Existing plaque: 78 Thomas Street, Windsor, Nova Scotia
Arthur Lawrence Haliburton, son of Thomas Chandler Haliburton, was born in Windsor. Educated at Kings College, he was called to the Bar of his native province in 1855. At this time he accepted a commission in the British Army. He reached the apex of a distinguished military career in 1878 with his appointment as Director of Supplies and Transport. Awarded the K.C.B. for his work during the Nile Expedition of 1884-5, appointed Assistant Under-Secretary for War in 1891, and Permanent Under-Secretary in 1895, he was elevated to the peerage as Baron Haliburton of Windsor in 1900. He died at Bournemouth.