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Guy Carleton, Lord Dorchester, 1724-1808

Alfred LeRoy Burt

Guy Carleton, Lord Dorchester, 1724-1808

by Alfred LeRoy Burt

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Published by Canadian Historical Association in Ottawa .
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    Subjects:
  • Dorchester, Guy Carleton, -- Baron, -- 1724-1808.

  • Edition Notes

    Bibliography: p. [3] of cover.

    Statementby A. L. Burt.
    SeriesCanadian Historical Association booklets -- no. 5., Canadian Historical Association booklets -- no. 5.
    The Physical Object
    Pagination16 p. ;
    Number of Pages16
    ID Numbers
    Open LibraryOL16428183M

    Carleton, GuyCARLETON, GUY. (–). British general, governor of Canada, commander in chief at New York (May to December ). Born in Strabane, Ireland, Guy Carleton was a member of an old Anglo-Irish family in the Protestant ascendancy. He is best remembered for his abilities as a general and statesman, and for his cold and aloof personality. Carleton, Sir Guy, first Baron Dorchester (), governor-in­chief of British North America, was born at Strabane, county Tyrone, Ireland, on September 3, , the son of Christopher Carleton of Newry, county Down, and Catherine Ball. On , he was commissioned an ensign in Lord Rothes's regiment (the 25th Foot); and by Missing: book.

    Guy CarletonThe British statesman and general Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester (), was one of the ablest British military leaders during the American Revolution. As governor of Quebec, he encouraged Canada's growth into a unified, self-governing nation. Source for information on Guy Carleton: Encyclopedia of World Biography dictionary. Carleton, Guy, 1st Baron Dorchester, –, governor of Quebec and British commander during the American Revolution. He began his service in America in and distinguished himself in the French and Indian War. After , as lieutenant governor, acting governor, and governor of Quebec, he proved to be a very able administrator.

    Any luck in finding the pedigree for Sir Guy? I am looking for any reference to the Hon. Anne Dawson (married Capt/Major Frederick Metzner ca ) in London, England or in Ireland. Frederick was a cavalry officer with Benedict Arnold in the American Revolution. Guy Carleton, Lord Dorchester. Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, KB (–) was two-time Governor of the Province of Quebec, and concurrently served as Governor General of British North America. He was later raised to the Peerage in August as Lord Dorchester, Baron of Dorchester in the County of Oxford.


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Genre/Form: History: Additional Physical Format: Burt, Lord Dorchester LeRoy, Guy Carleton, Lord Dorechester, [] Named Person: Guy Carleton. CARLETON, GUY, first Lord Dorchester (–), governor of Quebec, was the third son of Christopher Carleton of Newry, Guy Carleton Down, and his wife, Catherine, daughter of Henry Ball of county Donegal.

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Resources by Guy Carleton Dorchester (17) Proceedings between Sir Guy Carleton, K.B., late governor of the province of Quebec, and Peter Livius, Esquire, chief justice of the said province: with the representation of the Lords Commissioners for Trade and Plantations thereupon:.

Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, KB (Strabane, Co. Tyrone, Ireland, 3 September – 10 November Stubbings, Maidenhead, Berkshire), known between and as Sir Guy Carleton, was an Irish-British soldier and administrator. He twice served as Governor of the Province of Quebec, Parents: Christopher Carleton, Catherine Carleton.

Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, army officer, twice governor at Québec, andBritish commander in chief at New York, (b at Strabane, Ire 3 Sept ; d near Maidenhead, Eng 10 Nov ). A colonel at the capture of Québec inhe was made lieutenant-governor at Québec 7 April Dorchester, Guy Carleton, Baron, Papers of Guy Carleton, Baron Dorchester, Library of Congress: creatorOf: Dorchester, Guy Carleton, Baron.

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created date: 1/18/ pm. guy carleton lord dorchester - revised version a. burt the canadian historical association historical booklet no. Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, known between and as Sir Guy Carleton, was an Anglo-Irish soldier and administrator.

Background Guy Carleton was born on September 3,at Strabane, County Tyrone, Ireland. "General Sir Guy Carleton, First Baron Dorchester, was one of Great Britain's most important imperial servants in the latter half of the eighteenth century, playing a decisive part in the early history of British Canada.

From tohe served both as a soldier and a Royal governor in Canada, helping to mold that province's future in government and on the battlefield. Lord Dorchester was a Colonel in the Coldstream Guards. He was childless and the title became extinct on his death on 13 November The peerage was revived on 2 August when the Honourable Henrietta Carleton was made Baroness Dorchester, of Dorchester in the County of Oxford, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.

She was the elder daughter of the third Baron of the first First holder: Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester. The British statesman and general Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester (), was one of the ablest British military leaders during the American Revolution.

As governor of Quebec, he encouraged Canada's growth into a unified, self-governing nation. Guy Carleton was born on Sept. 3,into a distinguished Irish family at Strabane in Tyrone County. The Ottawa Branch of the UELAC is named the Sir Guy Carleton Branch after Lord Dorchester ().

It was through his influence that the British Government passed the Quebec Act of which guaranteed French language and religious rights in Quebec. He was knighted Sir Guy Carleton for his defence of Quebec in Carleton presided over the constitutional changes, and returned to England inpassing away in at the age of Sir Guy Carleton, Lord Dorchester, is memorialized across Canada in the names of dozens of towns and villages, as well as Carleton University in the nation’s capital, Ottawa.

Notes: 1.Author of Guy Carleton, Lord Dorchester,The United States, Great Britain, and British North America from the Revolution to the establishment of peace after the War ofGuy Carleton, Lord Dorchester,The United States, Great Britain and British North America, The old province of Quebec, The evolution of the British Empire and Commonwealth.