biography
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1729–88)
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| biography:
| Colonial governor and Loyalist, born in Surrey, SE England, UK. He served as governor of North Carolina (1765–71) and of New York (1771–5), and later led Loyalist attacks on Connecticut (1780). Although a capable administrator, he was too prone to use force. |
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