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- Sir William Keith, 4th Baronet (1669 – 18 November 1749) was a Scottish colonial administrator who served as lieutenant-governor of the British colonies of Pennsylvania and Delaware, from 1717 to 1726.
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Sir William Keith, 4th Baronet (1669 – 18 November 1749) was a Scottish colonial administrator who served as lieutenant-governor of the British colonies of Pennsylvania and Delaware, from 1717 to 1726.
Sir William Keith, 4th Baronet, (1669 – 18 November 1749) was a lieutenant-governor of colonial Pennsylvania and Delaware. Keith was born in Boddam Castle near Peterhead, Scotland to Sir William Keith, 3rd Baronet, of Ludquharn, Scotland and Lady Jean (Smith) Keith.
- Anne Newberry
- circa 1669
- "4th Bart of /Ludquhairn/"
- November 18, 1749 (75-84)
Sir William Keith, 4th Baronet (c. 1669-1749) - The history of the British plantations in America, with a chronological account of the most remarkable things, which happened to the first adventurers in their several discoveries of that New World ; part 1. containing the history of Virginia... / by Sir. Home. / Collection. / Explore the Collection.
Nov 18, 2023 · Over two hundred years ago Sir William Keith, 4th Baronet died in whilst living in poverty in London. In his life, the Aberdeenshire-born nobleman had risen to be lieutenant governor of the British colonies of Pennsylvania and Delaware and inspired one of America's founding fathers.
- Thomas Durham
Sir William Keith (1680-1748) was the deputy governor of the province of Pennsylvania under William Penn's widow, Hannah Callowhill Penn.
The Keith Baronetcy, of Powburn in the County of Kincardine, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 4 June 1663 for James (or George) Keith. It became either extinct or dormant on his death sometime after 1663.
Sir William Keith, 4th Baronet, served as lieutenant-governor of the Colonies of Pennsylvania and Delaware, 1717-1726.
