Dorchester, Lord (Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester)
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Dorchester, Lord (Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester) was an 18th-century Anglo-Irish soldier, colonial administrator, and key British commander in North America during and after the American Revolutionary War.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Anglo-Irish person
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British Army officer ⓘ colonial administrator ⓘ human ⓘ peer of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| allegiance | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy | George III of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1724-09-03 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Strabane, County Tyrone, Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
American Revolutionary War
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Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| createdTitle | Baron Dorchester of Dorchester in the County of Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1808-11-10 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Stubbings, near Maidenhead, Berkshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Anglo-Irish ⓘ |
| familyName | Carleton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Guy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix |
Lord Dorchester
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The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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French ⓘ |
| memberOf | House of Lords ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Baron Dorchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | evacuation of British forces and Loyalists from New York City in 1783 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
administration of Quebec after the Quebec Act of 1774
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leadership in defending Quebec against American forces ⓘ role in organizing Loyalist resettlement in British North America ⓘ |
| notableWork | defence of Quebec during the American invasion of 1775–1776 ⓘ |
| oversaw | implementation of the Quebec Act in the Province of Quebec ⓘ |
| partOf | British colonial administration in North America ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Commander-in-Chief, North America
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Governor General of the Province of Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ Governor of the Province of Quebec ⓘ Governor-in-Chief of British North America ⓘ Lieutenant Governor of Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | James Murray (as Governor of Quebec) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
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surface form:
London
Quebec City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Lady Maria Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Robert Prescott (as Governor-in-Chief of British North America) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supported | Loyalists during and after the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| yearOfTitleCreation | 1786 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Governor General of the Province of Quebec
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Dorchester, Lord (Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester)
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