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Charles Hastings Doyle
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Sir Charles Hastings Doyle, K.C.M.G. (April 10, 1804 – March 19, 1883) was a British soldier and Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
Born in London, England, the eldest son of Lieutenant-General Sir Charles William Doyle and Sophia Cramer Coghill, attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and joined the army as an ensign in 1819. Rising through the ranks him was promoted to Major General in 1860.
In 1867, he was the Lieutenant-Governors of New Brunswick, the first Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick after Confederation. From 1867 to 1873, he was the first Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia post-Confederation.
In 1869, he was made a Knight Commander of St Michael and St George and promoted to lieutenant-general.
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Lieutenant-Governors of New Brunswick |  |
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| Post-Confederation (1867-present)
Doyle | Harding | L. Wilmot | Tilley | Chandler | R. Wilmot | Boyd | Fraser | McClelan | Snowball | Tweedie | Wood | Ganong | Pugsley | Todd | McLean | M. MacLaren | Clarke | D. MacLaren | O'Brien | McNair | Bird | Robichaud | Stanley | Finn | McCain | Counsell | Chiasson Governors before Confederation (1786-1866) Carleton | Smyth | Douglas | Campbell | Harvey | Colebrooke | Head | Manners-Sutton | Hamilton-Gordon |
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| Preceded by George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby |
Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia 1863–1864, 1865 |
Succeeded by Richard Graves MacDonnell |
| Preceded by William Fenwick Williams |
Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia 1867–1873 |
Succeeded by Joseph Howe |
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