Joseph Frederick Wallet des Barres ( 1722 - 1824 )

Birth: 1722 Death: Halifax, Nova Scotia (1824) Profession: Military engineer Education: Basle; Royal Military College, Woolwich Career: Lieutenant, 60th Regiment; served in America (from 1756); raised and commanded a field artillery corps; Aide-de-camp to General Wolfe in Quebec (1759); surveyed the coast of Nova Scotia (1763-1773); surveyed and made charts of the coasts of North America (took 16 years); Captain (1775); Major (1783); Lieutenant Governor of Cape Breton (1784); Lieutenant Colonel (1794); Colonel (1798); military commander of Cape Breton and Prince Edward's Island; Lieutenant Governor and Commander-in-Chief, Prince Edward's Island; resigned (1813); retired to Halifax, Nova Scotia Membership: Candidate.