HEAD

Sir Edmund Walker , 8 Baronet ( only son of Rev. Sir John Head, 7 baronet 1773–1838 ). b. Wiarton place near Maid stone 16 Feb. 1805; ed. at Winchester and Oriel coll. Ox.; B.A. 1827, M.A. 1830, D.C.L. 1862; fellow of Merton coll. 1830–37; a istant poor law comr. 1836, poor law comr. 1841–47; lieut. governor of New Brunswick 26 Oct. 1847 to Sep. 1854; governor general of Canada 19 Sep. 1854 to Oct. 1861; P.C. 27 Aug. 1857; K.C.B. 11 Dec. 1860; civil service comr. 29 April 1862; chairman of Hudson’s Bay co. 1862 to death; F.R.S. April 1863; author of A Handbook of Spanish and French schools of painting 1848; Shall and Will or two chapters on auxiliary verbs 1856, new ed. 1858; Ballads and other poems 1868 and other books. d. 29 Eaton sq. London 28 Jany. 1868. Proc. of Royal Soc. xvi , 71–8 (1868); Applet on’s Cyclop. of American Biog. iii , 151 (1887), portrait .