Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester
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Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, was a prominent British military commander and colonial administrator best known for his leadership in Canada during the American Revolutionary era.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester canonical | 3 |
| 1st Baron Dorchester | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army officer
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colonial administrator ⓘ human ⓘ peer of the Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| allegiance | Great Britain ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
George III of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
King George III
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| birthDate | 1724-09-03 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Strabane
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surface form:
Strabane, County Tyrone, Ireland
|
| burialPlace | St Swithun's Church, Nately Scures, Hampshire, England ⓘ |
| commanded | British garrison at Quebec ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| createdPeerage | 1786 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1808-11-10 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Maidenhead
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surface form:
Maidenhead, Berkshire, England
|
| endTime |
as Governor of Quebec: 1778
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as Governor-in-Chief of British North America: 1796 ⓘ |
| familyName | Carleton ⓘ |
| givenName | Guy ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | 1st Baron Dorchester ⓘ |
| knownFor |
organization of Loyalist resettlement in British North America
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policies toward French Canadians ⓘ support of the Quebec Act of 1774 ⓘ |
| legacy | considered a key architect of British Canada ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Baron Dorchester ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defense of Quebec during the American Revolutionary War
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governorship of the Province of Quebec ⓘ role in the evacuation of British forces and Loyalists from New York ⓘ |
| oversaw | evacuation of New York City in 1783 ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
American Revolutionary War
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Invasion of Quebec (1775) ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Quebec (1775)
Battle of Quebec (1759) ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of the Plains of Abraham
Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| peerageOf | Peerage of Great Britain ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Commander-in-Chief, North America
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Governor General of Canada ⓘ
surface form:
Governor General of British North America
Governor of the Province of Quebec ⓘ Lieutenant Governor of Quebec ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
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surface form:
London
Quebec City ⓘ |
| sibling | Thomas Carleton ⓘ |
| spouse | Lady Maria Howard ⓘ |
| startTime |
as Governor of Quebec: 1768
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as Governor-in-Chief of British North America: 1786 ⓘ |
| supported | maintenance of French civil law in Quebec ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
1st Baron Dorchester
subject surface form:
James Murray