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Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester KB (3 September 1724 – 10 November 1808), known between 1776 and 1786 as Sir Guy Carleton, was a British Army officer, peer and colonial administrator. He twice served as Governor of the Province of Quebec, from 1768 to 1778, concurrently serving as Governor General of British North America in that time, and ...
Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester was a soldier-statesman who, as governor of Quebec before and during the American Revolutionary War, succeeded in reconciling the British and French and in repulsing the invasion attempts of Continental forces. Carleton was commissioned an ensign in the British.
Jan 14, 2008 · Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester. In 1782-83 he was commander in chief at New York, which he refused to evacuate until the LOYALIST refugees had been sent to safety, and he urged their reception in Québec and Nova Scotia.
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Guy Carleton, First Baron of Dorchester, was the Governor of Quebec from 1768 to 1778, and Commander-in-Chief of British forces from 1782 to the conclusion of the Revolutionary War. He resumed his role as Governor of Quebec and Governor-in-Chief of the remaining provinces of British North America from 1786 to 1796.
Feb 19, 2024 · Governor Sir Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester. Image Source: New York Public Library Digital Collections. Guy Carleton Facts — Early Life to 1774. Early Life and Political Connections. Guy Carleton was born in Strabane, Ireland, in 1724. He was part of a well-known Anglo-Irish, Protestant family.
CARLETON, GUY, 1st Baron DORCHESTER, army officer and colonial administrator; b. 3 Sept. 1724 in Strabane, Ireland, third son of Christopher Carleton and Catherine Ball; m. 21 or 22 May 1772 Lady Maria Howard, third daughter of the 2nd Earl of Effingham, in Fulham (London), England, and they had 11 children; d. 10 Nov. 1808 at Stubbings House ...
Guy Carleton, First Baron of Dorchester, was the governor of Quebec from 1768 to 1778, and commander in chief of British forces from 1782 until the end of the American Revolution.
