Ransford Dodsworth Bucknam
Ransford Dodsworth Bucknam | |
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Born | Halls Harbour, Nova Scotia | June 7, 1869
Died | May 27, 1915 | (aged 45)
Other names | Pasha Bucknam |
Ransford Dodsworth Bucknam (June 7, 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 Halls Harbour, Nova Scotia on June 7, 1869 to Isabella Roscoe and Ezra Taylor Bucknam.[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 moved to the United States and married Rose Thayer on January 2, 1904 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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 died in Istanbul on May 27, 1915 after several weeks of severe illness by a heart failure.
Memberships[]
He was a member of the following organizations:[1]
- Pen & Pencil Club
- Boston Marine Society
- in Constantinople
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)
- Military history of Nova Scotia
- 1869 births
- 1915 deaths
- Canadian emigrants to the United States
- American emigrants to the Ottoman Empire