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List of governors of Acadia

Index List of governors of Acadia

The governance of the French colony of Acadia has a long and tangled history. [1]

81 relations: Acadia, Alexandre Le Borgne de Belle-Isle, Annapolis Royal, Battle of Port Royal (1690), Beaubassin, Benjamin Church (ranger), Canso, Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Island, Cape Sable Island, Charles de Biencourt de Saint-Just, Charles de Menou d'Aulnay, Charles de Saint-Étienne de la Tour, Charles La Tourasse, Claude de Razilly, Claude de Saint-Étienne de la Tour, Claude-Sébastien de Villieu, Cornelius Van Steenwyk, Daniel d'Auger de Subercase, Dutch West India Company, Edward Tyng (military officer), Emmanuel Le Borgne, Fort Pentagouet, François-Marie Perrot, Governor General of New France, Governor of Montreal, Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Hector d'Andigné de Grandfontaine, Henry IV of France, Isaac de Razilly, Isthmus of Chignecto, Jacques de Chambly, Jacques-François de Monbeton de Brouillan, Jean de Biencourt de Poutrincourt et de Saint-Just, Jemseg, New Brunswick, John Leverett, John Rhoades, Joseph Robineau de Villebon, Jurriaen Aernoutsz, LaHave, Nova Scotia, List of colonial governors of Louisiana, List of lieutenant governors of Nova Scotia, Louis XIII of France, Louis XIV of France, Louis-Alexandre des Friches de Menneval, Maine, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Michel Leneuf de la Vallière de Beaubassin, New Brunswick, New England, New France, ..., New Holland (Acadia), Nicolas Denys, Nine Years' War, Nova Scotia, Oliver Cromwell, Pierre de Joybert de Soulanges et de Marson, Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons, Plymouth Council for New England, Prince Edward Island, Proprietary colony, Proprietary governor, Robert Sedgwick, Royal Navy, Saint Croix Island, Maine, Samuel Argall, Samuel de Champlain, Samuel Vetch, Second Anglo-Dutch War, Siege of Port Royal (1707), Siege of Port Royal (1710), Simon-Pierre Denys de Bonaventure, The Protectorate, Thomas Temple, Treaty of Breda (1667), Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (1632), Treaty of Utrecht, Troupes de la marine, William Alexander (the younger), William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling, William Crowne, William Phips. Expand index (31 more) »

Acadia

Acadia (Acadie) was a colony of New France in northeastern North America that included parts of eastern Quebec, the Maritime provinces, and modern-day Maine to the Kennebec River.

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Alexandre Le Borgne de Belle-Isle

Alexandre le Borgne de Belle-Isle (c. 1640 – c. 1693), the son of Emmanuel Le Borgne, was a temporary governor of Acadia.

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Annapolis Royal

Annapolis Royal, formerly known as Port Royal, is a town located in the western part of Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Battle of Port Royal (1690)

The Battle of Port Royal (19 May 1690) occurred at Port Royal, the capital of Acadia, during King William's War.

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Beaubassin

Beaubassin was an important Acadian village and trading centre on the Isthmus of Chignecto in what is now Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Benjamin Church (ranger)

Benjamin Church (c. 1639 – January 17, 1718) was an English colonist in North America.

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Canso, Nova Scotia

For the headland, see Cape Canso. Canso is a community in Guysborough County, on the north-eastern tip of mainland Nova Scotia, Canada, next to Chedabucto Bay.

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Cape Breton Island

Cape Breton Island (île du Cap-Breton—formerly Île Royale; Ceap Breatainn or Eilean Cheap Breatainn; Unama'kik; or simply Cape Breton, Cape is Latin for "headland" and Breton is Latin for "British") is an island on the Atlantic coast of North America and part of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Cape Sable Island

Cape Sable Island, locally referred to as Cape Island, is a small Canadian island at the southernmost point of the Nova Scotia peninsula.

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Charles de Biencourt de Saint-Just

Baron Charles de Biencourt de Saint-Just (1591 or 1592, Champagne, France – 1623 or 1624, Port-Royal of what was then Acadia, New France) was a member of the French nobility and military officer.

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Charles de Menou d'Aulnay

Charles de Menou d'Aulnay (c. 1604–1650) was a pioneer of European settlement in North America and Governor of Acadia (1635–1650).

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Charles de Saint-Étienne de la Tour

Charles de Saint-Étienne de La Tour (1593–1666) was a French colonist and fur trader who served as Governor of Acadia from 1631–1642 and again from 1653–1657.

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Charles La Tourasse

Charles La Tourasse (b. 1630–38 France – d. 9 October 1696 Nova Scotia) was a sergeant in the French garrison at the time of the Battle of Port Royal.

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Claude de Razilly

Claude de Razilly, also Claude de Launay-Razilly (1593-1654).

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Claude de Saint-Étienne de la Tour

Claude de Saint-Étienne de la Tour (c. 1570 – after 1636) was born in the province of Champagne, France and came to Acadia in 1610 after suffering heavy losses as a ship's captain.

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Claude-Sébastien de Villieu

Claude-Sébastien de Villieu (fl. 1674–1705) was a French military officer best known for his service in New France.

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Cornelius Van Steenwyk

Cornelius Steenwyck Long Island Wills and Death Notes, 1708-1728.

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Daniel d'Auger de Subercase

Daniel d'Auger de Subercase (February 12, 1661 – November 20, 1732) naval officer and French governor of Newfoundland and later Acadia, born Orthez, Béarn died Cannes-Ecluse, Île-de-France.

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Dutch West India Company

Dutch West India Company (Geoctroyeerde Westindische Compagnie, or GWIC; Chartered West India Company) was a chartered company (known as the "WIC") of Dutch merchants as well as foreign investors.

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Edward Tyng (military officer)

Edward Tyng was a leading military officer in Maine and was appointed Governor of Acadia during King William's War.

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Emmanuel Le Borgne

Emmanuel Le Borgne (1610 – 5 August 1675) was the governor of Acadia in 1657–67 and was the claimant to the estate of Charles de Menou d'Aulnay who had governed Acadia at a previous time.

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Fort Pentagouet

Fort Pentagouët (Fort Pentagoet, Fort Castine, Fort Penobscot, Fort Saint-Pierre) was a French fort established in present-day Castine, Maine, which was the capital of Acadia (1670–1674).

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François-Marie Perrot

François-Marie Perrot (1644 – 1691) was born in Paris and Seigneur de Sainte-Geneviève.

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Governor General of New France

Governor General of New France was the vice-regal post in New France from 1663 until 1760 and was the last French vice-regal post.

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Governor of Montreal

The Governor of Montreal was the highest position in Montreal in the 17th century and the 18th century.

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Gulf of Saint Lawrence

The Gulf of Saint Lawrence (French: Golfe du Saint-Laurent) is the outlet of the North American Great Lakes via the Saint Lawrence River into the Atlantic Ocean.

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Hector d'Andigné de Grandfontaine

Hector d'Andigné de Grandfontaine (bap 17 May 1627 – 6 July 1696) was the governor of Acadia from 1670 - 1673.

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Henry IV of France

Henry IV (Henri IV, read as Henri-Quatre; 13 December 1553 – 14 May 1610), also known by the epithet Good King Henry, was King of Navarre (as Henry III) from 1572 to 1610 and King of France from 1589 to 1610.

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Isaac de Razilly

Isaac de Razilly (1587 – 1635) was a member of the French nobility appointed a knight of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem at the age of 18.

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Isthmus of Chignecto

The Isthmus of Chignecto is an isthmus bordering the Maritime provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia which connects the Nova Scotia peninsula with North America.

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Jacques de Chambly

Jacques de Chambly (died 1687) was from a French military background and became a seigneur in the New World and a governor of Acadia.

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Jacques-François de Monbeton de Brouillan

Jacques-François de Monbeton de Brouillan (1651, Gascony – September 22, 1705 at Chedabouctou, Acadia) French military officer and Governor of Plaisance (Placentia), Newfoundland (1689-1701) and Acadia (1701-1705).

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Jean de Biencourt de Poutrincourt et de Saint-Just

Jean de Biencourt de Poutrincourt et de Saint-Just (Jean Biencourt, Baron of Poutrincourt and Saint-Just) (1557–1615) was a member of the French nobility best remembered as a commander of the French colonial empire, one of those responsible for establishing the most successful among early attempts to establish a permanent settlement in the North American territory that became known as Acadia, a region of New France.

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Jemseg, New Brunswick

Jemseg is a Canadian rural community in Queens County, New Brunswick.

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John Leverett

John Leverett (baptized 7 July 1616 – 16 March 1678/9In the Julian calendar, then in use in England, the year began on March 25. To avoid confusion with dates in the Gregorian calendar, then in use in other parts of Europe, dates between January and March were often written with both years. Dates in this article are in the Julian calendar unless otherwise noted.) was an English colonial magistrate, merchant, soldier and the penultimate governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

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John Rhoades

John Rhoades was a fur trader from New England, who was part of Jurriaen Aernoutsz's short-lived conquest of Acadia in 1674.

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Joseph Robineau de Villebon

Joseph Robineau (or Robinau) de Villebon (22 August 1655 – 5 July 1700), a governor of Acadia, was born in New France and received much of his education and military experience in France.

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Jurriaen Aernoutsz

Jurriaen Aernoutsz (or Aernouts) was a Dutch colonial navy captain, who briefly conquered the capital of Acadia, Fort Pentagouet in Penobscot Bay (present day Castine, Maine) and several other villages, and renamed the colony New Holland during the Franco-Dutch War.

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LaHave, Nova Scotia

LaHave is a Canadian community in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia.

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List of colonial governors of Louisiana

This is a list of the colonial governors of Louisiana, from the founding of the first settlement by the French in 1699 to the territory's acquisition by the United States in 1803.

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List of lieutenant governors of Nova Scotia

The following is a list of the Governors and Lieutenant Governors of Nova Scotia.

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Louis XIII of France

Louis XIII (27 September 1601 – 14 May 1643) was a monarch of the House of Bourbon who ruled as King of France from 1610 to 1643 and King of Navarre (as Louis II) from 1610 to 1620, when the crown of Navarre was merged with the French crown.

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Louis XIV of France

Louis XIV (Louis Dieudonné; 5 September 16381 September 1715), known as Louis the Great (Louis le Grand) or the Sun King (Roi Soleil), was a monarch of the House of Bourbon who reigned as King of France from 1643 until his death in 1715.

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Louis-Alexandre des Friches de Menneval

Louis-Alexandre des Friches de Menneval (fl. 1687–1703) was a governor of Acadia from 1687-1690.

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Maine

Maine is a U.S. state in the New England region of the northeastern United States.

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Massachusetts Bay Colony

The Massachusetts Bay Colony (1628–1691) was an English settlement on the east coast of North America in the 17th century around the Massachusetts Bay, the northernmost of the several colonies later reorganized as the Province of Massachusetts Bay.

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Michel Leneuf de la Vallière de Beaubassin

Michel Le Neuf de la Vallière de Beaubassin (the elder) (1640 – 1705) was a military figure who became a governor of Acadia under French control.

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New Brunswick

New Brunswick (Nouveau-Brunswick; Canadian French pronunciation) is one of three Maritime provinces on the east coast of Canada.

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New England

New England is a geographical region comprising six states of the northeastern United States: Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut.

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New France

New France (Nouvelle-France) was the area colonized by France in North America during a period beginning with the exploration of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and ending with the cession of New France to Great Britain and Spain in 1763.

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New Holland (Acadia)

New Holland (Nova Hollandia) was a colony established by Dutch naval captain Jurriaen Aernoutsz upon seizing the capital of Acadia, Fort Pentagouet in Penobscot Bay (present day Castine, Maine), and several other Acadian villages during the Franco-Dutch War.

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Nicolas Denys

Nicolas Denys (1598? – 1688) was a French aristocrat who became an explorer, colonizer, soldier and leader in New France.

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Nine Years' War

The Nine Years' War (1688–97) – often called the War of the Grand Alliance or the War of the League of Augsburg – was a conflict between Louis XIV of France and a European coalition of Austria, the Holy Roman Empire, the Dutch Republic, Spain, England and Savoy.

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Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia (Latin for "New Scotland"; Nouvelle-Écosse; Scottish Gaelic: Alba Nuadh) is one of Canada's three maritime provinces, and one of the four provinces that form Atlantic Canada.

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Oliver Cromwell

Oliver Cromwell (25 April 15993 September 1658) was an English military and political leader.

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Pierre de Joybert de Soulanges et de Marson

Pierre de Joybert de Soulanges et de Marson (c. 1641 – 1678) was the administrator of Acadia in 1677-1678.

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Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons

Pierre Dugua de Mons (or Du Gua de Monts; c. 1558 – 1628) was a French merchant, explorer and colonizer.

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Plymouth Council for New England

The Plymouth Council for New England was the name of a 17th-century English joint stock company that was granted a royal charter to found colonial settlements along the coast of North America.

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Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island (PEI or P.E.I.; Île-du-Prince-Édouard) is a province of Canada consisting of the island of the same name, and several much smaller islands.

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Proprietary colony

A proprietary colony was a type of British colony mostly in North America and the Caribbean in the 17th century.

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Proprietary governor

A proprietary governor is an individual authorized to govern a proprietary colony.

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Robert Sedgwick

Major General Robert Sedgwick (c. 1611 – 1656) was an English colonist, born 1611 in Woburn, Bedfordshire, England, and baptised on 6 May 1613.

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Royal Navy

The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force.

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Saint Croix Island, Maine

Saint Croix Island (Île Sainte-Croix), long known to locals as Dochet Island, is a small uninhabited island in Maine near the mouth of the Saint Croix River that forms part of the Canada–United States border separating Maine from New Brunswick.

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Samuel Argall

Sir Samuel Argall (1572 or 1580 – 24 January 1626) was an English adventurer and naval officer.

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Samuel de Champlain

Samuel de Champlain (born Samuel Champlain; on or before August 13, 1574Fichier OrigineFor a detailed analysis of his baptismal record, see RitchThe baptism act does not contain information about the age of Samuel, neither his birth date or his place of birth. – December 25, 1635), known as "The Father of New France", was a French navigator, cartographer, draftsman, soldier, explorer, geographer, ethnologist, diplomat, and chronicler.

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Samuel Vetch

Samuel Vetch (9 December 1668, Edinburgh, Scotland – 30 April 1732) was a Scottish soldier and colonial governor of Nova Scotia.

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Second Anglo-Dutch War

The Second Anglo-Dutch War (4 March 1665 – 31 July 1667), or the Second Dutch War (Tweede Engelse Oorlog "Second English War") was a conflict fought between England and the Dutch Republic for control over the seas and trade routes, where England tried to end the Dutch domination of world trade during a period of intense European commercial rivalry.

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Siege of Port Royal (1707)

The Siege of Port Royal in 1707 was two separate attempts by English colonists from New England to conquer Acadia (roughly the present-day Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick) by capturing its capital Port Royal (now Annapolis Royal) during Queen Anne's War.

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Siege of Port Royal (1710)

The Siege of Port Royal (5 – 13 October 1710), also known as the Conquest of Acadia, was a military siege conducted by British regular and provincial forces under the command of Francis Nicholson against a French Acadian garrison and the Wabanaki Confederacy under the command of Daniel d'Auger de Subercase, at the Acadian capital, Port Royal.

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Simon-Pierre Denys de Bonaventure

Simon-Pierre Denys de Bonaventure (22 June 1659 – 7 February 1711) was an officer in the colonial troupes de la marine of New France and was heavily involved with the events of Acadia from 1685 until his death.

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The Protectorate

The Protectorate was the period during the Commonwealth (or, to monarchists, the Interregnum) when England and Wales, Ireland and Scotland were governed by a Lord Protector as a republic.

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Thomas Temple

Sir Thomas Temple, 1st Baronet (January 1613/14 at Stowe, Buckinghamshire, England – 27 March 1674 at Ealing, Middlesex) was a British proprietor and governor of Acadia/Nova Scotia (1657–70).

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Treaty of Breda (1667)

The Treaty of Breda was signed at the Dutch city of Breda, 31 July (Gregorian calendar), 1667, by England, the United Provinces (Netherlands), France, and Denmark–Norway.

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Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (1632)

The Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye was signed on March 29, 1632.

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Treaty of Utrecht

The Treaty of Utrecht, which established the Peace of Utrecht, is a series of individual peace treaties, rather than a single document, signed by the belligerents in the War of the Spanish Succession, in the Dutch city of Utrecht in March and April 1713.

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Troupes de la marine

The Troupes de la Marine The troupes of La Marine (later reshaped as the Troupes de Marine), a body founded by Cardinal Richelieu in 1622 under the denomination of Compagnies Ordinaires de la Mer, were originally intended to form the garrisons of the ships of the King.

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William Alexander (the younger)

Sir William Alexander (c. 1602 – 18 May 1638) was the founder, in 1629, of the Scottish colony at Port-Royal, now the site of modern Annapolis Royal.

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William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling

William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling (c. 1567 in Menstrie, Clackmannanshire – 12 February 1640) was a Scottish courtier and poet who was involved in the Scottish colonisation of Habitation at Port-Royal, Nova Scotia and Long Island, New York.

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William Crowne

William Crowne (1617–1682) had a varied career as an officer of arms, a member of parliament, a colonel during the English civil war, and a joint proprietor of the English colony of Nova Scotia.

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William Phips

Sir William Phips (or Phipps; February 2, 1651 – February 18, 1695) was a shepherd boy born in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, a shipwright, ship's captain, treasure hunter, a major general, and the first royally appointed governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Acadia

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