Sir Charles Bagot

(1781-1843)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Bagot, Charles, 1781-1843 NRA: Bagot Sir Charles (1781-1843) Knight Diplomat Governor General of Canada DNB: Bagot, Sir Charles (1781–1843), diplomatist and governor-in-chief of British North America LBT ID: ChBagot1843 VIAF ID: 14706932 LOC ID: nr2002032518	B/BAP: 1781-09-23 DIED: 1843-05-19
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The son of William, first Baron Bagot; educated at Rugby School and Christ Church, Oxford, he was MP for Castle Rising (1807-08) before pursing a diplomatic career; he was governor of British North America (1841-43).
REFERENCES TO Sir Charles Bagot: Thomas Creevey to Elizabeth Ord, 18 August 1821 in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903) Found 2: ¶ 1 ¶ n1 Creevey, Thomas, 1768-1838, The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903) Ch I: 1821 Found 1: ¶ n1 Ch XIV: 1837-38 Found 1: ¶ n4