Burke Cuppage

Lieutenant-General Sir Burke Cuppage
Burke Cuppage, with autograph (Rijksmuseum)
Born	1794 Charlton, Kent, England[1]
Died	19 April 1877[2] Kensington, London, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army
Years of service	1812–1868
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Battles / wars	Napoleonic Wars Peninsular War Battle of Waterloo
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Lieutenant-General Sir Burke Douglas Cuppage KCB (1794 – 19 April 1877) was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Jersey.

Military career

Cuppage was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1812.[3] He fought in the Peninsular War and at the Battle of Waterloo under the Duke of Wellington.[4] He was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Jersey in 1863[5] and laid the foundation stone for a new Public Asylum there two years later.[6]

Family

In 1828 he married Emily Anne Fouril;[4][7] they had a son[8] and two daughters.[9]

References

1. 1871 England Census
2. "Deaths". The Belfast Newsletter. p. 1. 23 April 1877
3. The Waterloo Roll by Charles Dalton
4. Grace & Favour, p.45 Archived 20 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Historic Royal Palaces
5. World Leaders Index
6. Societe Jersiaise
7. Blackwood's Magazine
8. Captain Burke Cuppage
9. Bonhams Archived 23 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine

Government offices
Preceded by B. Loch Acting	Lieutenant Governor of Jersey 1863–1868	Succeeded by Sir Philip Guy