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| | Sir Peregrine Maitland |
 | | MAITLAND, Sir Peregrine, lieutenant-governor of Upper Canada, born at Long parish House, Hampshire, England, in 1777; died in London, 30 May, 1854. |
 | | On 3 January, 1818, Sir Peregrine was appointed lieutenant-governor of Upper Canada, and accompanied the Duke of Richmond, his father-in-law, who had been appointed governor-general of Canada. |
 | | After the death of the latter, 27 August, 1820, the government of Canada was administered by General Maitland until the arrival of the Earl of Dalhousie, the new governor-general. |
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