Francis Bond Head

Sir Francis Bond Head, 1st Baronet KCH , PC (born January 1, 1793 near Rochester , † July 23, 1875 in Croydon ) was an English writer and politician.

Head joined the army, fought in the Battle of Waterloo and was appointed governor of Upper Canada in 1835 , where revolutionary movements emerged, which only his successor Sir George Arthur mastered.

Returning to England, he defended himself against the charges against him about his administration in the book Narrative of his administration in Upper Canada (1839).

As a writer he was first with the Rough notes taken during some rapid sourneys across the Pampas (1826, 6th ed. 1861), the fruit of a trip to South America, and the humorous Bubbles from the fountains of Nassau (1833, 7th ed. 1866) occurred. This was followed by Life of Bruce (1844).

He laid down his views of Canadian life in The emigrant (1847, new edition 1853), which was followed by Stokers and pokers (1850, new edition 1861) and "The defenceless state of Great Britain" (1850).

After the coup d'état of Charles-Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte , he emerged as the staunch eulogist of Napoleon III with A fagot of French sticks, or Paris in 1851 (1852, new edition 1855).

Next works are

A fortnight in Ireland (1852),
Descriptive essays (1856),
Highways and dry Ways (1859),
The horse and his rider (1861) and
The royal engineer (1870).

Head had been Privy Councilor since 1867, and had an annual pension of £ 100. He died in Croydon on July 23, 1875.

personal data
SURNAME	Head, Francis Bond
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	British writer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH	January 1, 1793
PLACE OF BIRTH	Rochester
DATE OF DEATH	July 23, 1875
Place of death	Croydon