Government House of Nova Scotia is the official residence of the lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia, and is located in Halifax. It stands in the provincial capital at 1451 Barrington Street; unlike ot
Main façade of Government House
Painting of Government House in 1819
James Fullarton
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Lieutenant-Colonel James Fullarton, C.B., K. H. was a soldier who fought in the Kandyan Wars. During the Peninsular War he fought in the Battle of Corunna and the Battle of Barrosa. He then went to Ho
Government House (Nova Scotia)
…for use as a viceregal residence instead. The Governor and his family moved into the still incomplete building in 1805. On 8 March 1834, Lieut. Col. James Fullarton, C.B., K. H. died at Government House and was later buried at the Old Burying Ground (Halifax, Nova Scotia). The first royal resident was Prince Edward…
Tomb of Fullarton at Old Burying Ground (Halifax, Nova Scotia)