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Richard Moody Politician

Major-General Richard Clement Moody (13 February 1813 – 31 March 1887) was a Lieutenant-Governor, and later Governor, of the Falkland Islands, and the first Lieutenant-Governor of the Colony of British Columbia. While serving under this post, he selected the site of the new capital, New Westminster. Moody was also a Colonel in the Royal Engineers, and was the commander of the Columbia Detachment, the force that was brought to BC to establish British order during the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush.

Personal facts

Birth date	February 13, 1813
Birth place	Barbados
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Date of death	March 31, 1887
Place of death	England , Bournemouth

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