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Description:Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: William Tryon, Arthur Dobbs, Sir Richard Everard, 4th Baronet, Gabriel Johnston, Josiah Martin, George Burrington, John Archdale, Robert Daniell, Charles Eden, John Jenkins, William Drummond, Nathaniel Rice, Peter Carteret, Samuel Stephens, Thomas Miller, Matthew Rowan, Edward Hyde. Excerpt: Arthur Dobbs. Arthur Dobbs (2 April 1689 28 March 1765) was a wealthy landowner in North Carolina and served as colonial governor from 1754 to 1765. Early life and career A native of Ayrshire, Scotland, Dobbs grew up in Ireland. He was a neighbor and family friend of Jonathan Swift despite their political differences. He served briefly in a dragoon regiment in the Irish Army, and afterward managed his family estate. In 1720 he married Ann Osborne Norbury. He became an engineer and Surveyor-General of Ireland, supervising the construction of the Irish Parliament House in Dublin, as well as other Irish public buildings. Dobbs was appointed High Sheriff of Antrim in 1720. In 1727, he was elected for Carrickfergus, a seat he held until 1760. While a member of the Irish Parliament, he purchased 400,000 acres (1,600 km ) in North Carolina in 1745. He encouraged settlement in the colony, especially by Irishmen. Following the death of North Carolina governor Gabriel Johnston, Dobbs was confirmed to succeed him on 25 January 1753. However, he did not arrive to assume his duties until October of the following year. Apart from his North Carolina interests, Dobbs was heavily involved in attempts to find a Northwest Passage in the Canadian Arctic during the 1740s. He actively worked to have the Hudson s Bay Company s trade monopoly revoked since they showed little or no interest in promoting discovery expeditions relating to the Northwest Passage . Dobbs felt that others might finance exploration i...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Colonial Governors of North Carolina: William Tryon, Arthur Dobbs, Sir Richard Everard, 4th Baronet, Gabriel Johnston, Josiah Martin. To get started finding Colonial Governors of North Carolina: William Tryon, Arthur Dobbs, Sir Richard Everard, 4th Baronet, Gabriel Johnston, Josiah Martin, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: William Tryon, Arthur Dobbs, Sir Richard Everard, 4th Baronet, Gabriel Johnston, Josiah Martin, George Burrington, John Archdale, Robert Daniell, Charles Eden, John Jenkins, William Drummond, Nathaniel Rice, Peter Carteret, Samuel Stephens, Thomas Miller, Matthew Rowan, Edward Hyde. Excerpt: Arthur Dobbs. Arthur Dobbs (2 April 1689 28 March 1765) was a wealthy landowner in North Carolina and served as colonial governor from 1754 to 1765. Early life and career A native of Ayrshire, Scotland, Dobbs grew up in Ireland. He was a neighbor and family friend of Jonathan Swift despite their political differences. He served briefly in a dragoon regiment in the Irish Army, and afterward managed his family estate. In 1720 he married Ann Osborne Norbury. He became an engineer and Surveyor-General of Ireland, supervising the construction of the Irish Parliament House in Dublin, as well as other Irish public buildings. Dobbs was appointed High Sheriff of Antrim in 1720. In 1727, he was elected for Carrickfergus, a seat he held until 1760. While a member of the Irish Parliament, he purchased 400,000 acres (1,600 km ) in North Carolina in 1745. He encouraged settlement in the colony, especially by Irishmen. Following the death of North Carolina governor Gabriel Johnston, Dobbs was confirmed to succeed him on 25 January 1753. However, he did not arrive to assume his duties until October of the following year. Apart from his North Carolina interests, Dobbs was heavily involved in attempts to find a Northwest Passage in the Canadian Arctic during the 1740s. He actively worked to have the Hudson s Bay Company s trade monopoly revoked since they showed little or no interest in promoting discovery expeditions relating to the Northwest Passage . Dobbs felt that others might finance exploration i...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Colonial Governors of North Carolina: William Tryon, Arthur Dobbs, Sir Richard Everard, 4th Baronet, Gabriel Johnston, Josiah Martin. To get started finding Colonial Governors of North Carolina: William Tryon, Arthur Dobbs, Sir Richard Everard, 4th Baronet, Gabriel Johnston, Josiah Martin, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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