Anthony Musgrave

Governor of Newfoundland, Vancouver Island and British Columbia, Natal, South Australia, Jamaica, and Queensland (1828-1888)
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Anthony Musgrave
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Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
August 31, 1828
Date of death
October 9, 1888
Place of birth
St. John's
Place of death
Brisbane
Position held
Governor of Jamaica (1877–1883), Governor of Queensland (1883–1888), Governor of South Australia (1873–1877), Governor of Natal (1872–1873), Governor of British Columbia (1869–1871), Governor of Newfoundland (1864–1869)[11][12][13][14][15][16]
Work location
Colony of Natal[24]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[28]
Family name
Musgrave[22]
Given name
Anthony[23]
Honorific prefix
Sir[21]
Manner of death
natural causes[25]
Place of burial
Toowong Cemetery[8]
🏷️ Also known as
en Anthony Musgrave en Sir Anthony Musgrave el Άντονι Μάσγκρεϊβ ja アンソニー・マスグレイヴ ja アンソニー・マスグレーヴ nl Sir Anthony Musgrave ru Масгрейв, Энтони ru Энтони Масгрейв zh 安東尼·馬斯格雷夫
🔖 Identifiers · 24
VIAF cluster ID
83611568
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2009042096
Australian Dictionary of Biography ID
musgrave-sir-anthony-4283
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp02109004
Dictionary of Canadian Biography ID
musgrave_anthony_11
FAST ID
1915599
Freebase ID
/m/06d1mf
Geni profile ID
6000000004079761904
J9U entity ID
987007316680505171
NLA Trove people ID
565040
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National Historic People ID
920
Open Library ID
OL6357712A
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
19658
People Australia ID
4283
SHARE Catalogue author ID
88352
SNAC ARK ID
w6wx05kw
The Peerage person ID
p18485.htm#i184844
UK National Archives ID
F35019
WBIS ID
B127348, R54334
WikiTree person ID
Musgrave-727
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmpc4gg7K6QGYjpmfHQv3

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Award received 1
Cause of death 1
Country of citizenship 1
Founded entities 1
Given name 1
Honorific prefix 1
Sir
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Manner of death 1
Named after 1
Occupation 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Sex or gender 1
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Summary

Anthony Musgrave was born on August 31, 1828[1], in St. John's[2]. He died on October 9, 1888[3], in Brisbane[4]. He worked as a politician[5], governor[6], and colonial administrator[7].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Anthony Musgrave include Musgrave Medal[29], an award[30], in Jamaica[31], founded in 1889[32].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Anthony Musgrave include Musgrave Medal[29], an award[30], in Jamaica[31], founded in 1889[32].

FAQs

Where was Anthony Musgrave born?

Anthony Musgrave's place of birth was St. John's[2].

Where did Anthony Musgrave die?

Anthony Musgrave passed away in Brisbane[4].

What did Anthony Musgrave do for work?

Anthony Musgrave worked as a politician[5], governor[6], and colonial administrator[7].

What awards did Anthony Musgrave receive?

Honors received include Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George[17] and Person of National Historic Significance[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . The Peerage. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Directory of Federal Heritage Designations. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 3d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Work location → Colony of Natal
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65829: Import places from GND"
  2. 4d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65778: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  3. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → politician, governor, colonial administrator
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32118: import P21 and P106 from GND (31)"
  4. 26w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Honorific prefix → Sir
    Manner of death → natural causes
    Occupation → politician, governor, colonial administrator
    Instance of → human
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #30851: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (7)"
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