Q:What key details about richard philipps can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: general richard philipps -lrb- 1661 -- 14 october 1750 -rrb- was said to have been in the employ of william iii as a young man and for his service gained the rank of captain in the british army . he served at the battle of the boyne in 1690 and made the rank of lt. col. in 1712 . he raised the 40th regiment of foot . in 1717 he was appointed governor of nova scotia by george i . he actually arrived in annapolis royal in 1720 , created the nova scotia council and in 1722 returned to england . he made another visit to nova scotia and persuaded the acadian french to swear allegiance to the british government . he returned again to england about 1731 . during the early years he evidently was an active and responsible governor . after 1731 his interest in the province was much reduced . because of absences and laterally , waning interest , the roles of those acting for the governor were greatly enhanced . they were : john doucett , -lrb- 1717 -- 1725 -rrb- ; lawrence armstrong , -lrb- 1725 -- 1739 -rrb- ; alexander cosby , 1739 -- 1740 ; paul mascarene , -lrb- 1740 -- 1749 -rrb- . at that point edward cornwallis was appointed governor .
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- battles is battle of the boyne- monarch is george i- death date is 14 october 1750- office is governor of nova scotia- image caption is portrait of richard philipps- allegiance is kingdom of great britain- term end is 1715- term start is 1712- birth date is 1661- name is richard philipps- image is richardphilippsbycarolinehall.png- religion is anglican- rank is general