Roger Hale Sheaffe
Roger Hale Sheaffe | |
|---|---|
| Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada | |
| In office 1812–1813 | |
| Monarch | George III |
| Francis Gore | |
| Preceded by | Sir Isaac Brock |
| Succeeded by | Francis de Rottenburg |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 July 1763 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Died | 17 July 1851 (aged 88) Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1778–1835 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | Upper Canada (until 1813) Montreal (1813–1815) |
| Battles/wars | French Revolutionary Wars War of 1812 Upper Canada Rebellion |
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General Sir Roger Hale Sheaffe, 1st Baronet (15 July 1763 – 17 July 1851) was a British Army officer who served in the French Revolutionary Wars, War of 1812 and Upper Canada Rebellion. He was created a baronet in 1813 and afterwards served as Commander and acting Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada. There is conflicting information to statements regarding his military accomplishments (1812) in the "Letters of Veritas" in and around page 50.