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Revision as of 08:47, 7 November 2017
Ransford Dodsworth Bucknam (1869 – May 27, 1915) was a Nova Scotian who became a Pasha, an admiral in the Turkish navy and vice-admiral to the Turkish empire. Bucknarn was decorated with the Star of the Order of Osmanieh, the distinguished Service Medal and other medals.[1]
Biography
Bucknam was born in Hantsport, Nova Scotia in 1869.[1]
He lived there until his parents both died when he was eight. He then moved with his paternal grandparents to Eatonville, Nova Scotia. He eventually moved to the United States and married Rose Thayer.
He joined the Turkish Navy in 1905. He retired from Turkish service when he was asked to renounce his United States citizenship in 1911.[1]
He then became involved in the oil business.[1]
He was assassinated in Istanbul on May 27, 1915.[1]
Legacy
He is the namesake of Bucknam Park, Halls Harbour, Nova Scotia
References
Further reading
- "Ransford Dodsworth Bucknam". Nova Scotians At Home And Abroad: Biographical Sketches Of Over Six Hundred Native Born Nova Scotians.(Note: This reference has incorrect years of his birth and death)