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Richard Clement Moody FICE FRGS RIBA (13 February 1813 – 31 March 1887) was a British colonial governor and Commander of the Royal Engineers. He was the founder and the first Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia; and the Commanding Executive Officer of Malta during the Crimean War; and the first British Governor of the Falkland Islands .
His report on the natural features of the islands won him commendation, and in 1843 he was appointed the first governor and commander-in-chief of the islands and their dependencies. The British government being unwilling to spend funds, Moody employed the small garrison force to erect buildings.
Jan 29, 2008 · Richard Clement Moody, royal engineer (b in Barbados, British W Indies 13 Feb 1813; d at Boumemouth, England 31 Mar 1887).
DFB. MOODY, RICHARD CLEMENT. 1813 - 1887 from Barbados (also England) governor, was born on 13 February 1813 at St Anne's Garrison in Barbados, the second son of Thomas Moody from Cumberland who had made his career in the Royal Engineers in the West Indies and his wife Martha Clement, the daughter of a wealthy Dutch estate owner.
Richard Clement Moody was a British colonial governor and Commander of the Royal Engineers. He was the founder and the first Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia; and the Commanding Executive Officer of Malta during the Crimean War; and the first British Governor of the Falkland Islands.
Col. Richard Clement Moody was born at St. Ann's Garrison, Barbados, West Indies, on 13 February 1813. He was educated in England, by a tutor and at private schools, before entering the Royal Academy, Woolwich.
Col. Richard Clement Moody was born at St. Ann's Garrison, Barbados, West Indies, on 13 February 1813. He was educated in England, by a tutor and at private schools, before entering the Royal Academy, Woolwich.
