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    Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester KB (3 September 1724 – 10 November 1808), known between 1776 and 1786 as Sir Guy Carleton, was a British Army officer...
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  • Guy Carleton may refer to: Guy Carleton (bishop) (1605–1685), Anglican bishop Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester (1724–1808), Irish soldier and early Governor...
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    converted to a village in 1966. By 1825 it had been named for Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, an 18th-century Governor-General of the old Province of Quebec...
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    creation of the Johnston District in 1800, Carleton County, named after Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, was created from portions of Dundas and Grenville...
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    administrator Sir Guy Carleton was made Lord Dorchester, Baron of Dorchester, in the County of Oxford. He was succeeded by his grandson, the second Baron. He was...
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    Murray 1760–1766 Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester 1766–1778 Sir Frederick Haldimand 1778–1786 Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester 1786–1796 There were...
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    Theophilus Lindsey, English theologian (b. 1723) November 10 – Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, British soldier, governor of Quebec (b. 1724) November 17...
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  • Troy Dorchester (born 1970) Canadian chuckwagon racer The Duke of Dorchester a.k.a. Pete Doherty (born 1945), professional wrestler Guy Carleton, 1st Baron...
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  • British colonel Sir Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester Sir Guy Calthrop, 1st Baronet Sir Guy Dawber, an English architect Sir Guy Garrod, senior UK Royal...
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    John Graves Simcoe (category Queen's York Rangers (1st American Regiment))
    with rifles and ammunition. In February 1794, the governor general, Lord Dorchester, expecting the US to ally with France, said that war was likely to break...
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    Bolton (1782–1850) married (1810) Hon Maria Carleton (1777-1863), daughter of Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, KB (1724–1808). In 1848 Bolton gave £500...
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  • General Carleton may refer to: Guy Carleton (United States Army officer) (1857–1946), U.S. Army major general Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester (1724–1808)...
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    the year prior. The school took its present name, named for Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, in 1911, when construction on the main "brick building" began...
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    [Orde-Powlett], 9th Baron Bolton, who succeeded his father in June 2023. Thomas Orde-Powlett, 1st Baron Bolton (1746–1807) William Orde-Powlett, 2nd Baron Bolton (1782–1850)...
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  • (1885–1950), American character actor Guy Carleton (bishop) (1605–1685), Anglican clergyman Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester (1724–1808), governor of Quebec and...
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    the British forces at the Siege of Pensacola, and succeeded Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester as Commander-in-Chief in North America in 1783 following the...
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    and Dorchester Square. From the time of its formal naming in 1844, the street was known as "Dorchester Boulevard" in honour of Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester...
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    other leaders were travelling to Quebec for a meeting with Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester and Joseph Brant. The remaining residents were suffering from...
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    Canada. It is part of Richmond Parish. Lot 15 was awarded to Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester in the 1767 land lottery. The township is the only part of...
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    who married Lt Col Christopher Carleton Lady Maria Howard (1753-1836), who married Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, and had children The Earl died...
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  • namesake of Birchtown, Nova Scotia, under the direction of Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester. (For more background, see Dunmore's Proclamation, a 1775...
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    Dudley Carleton, 1st Viscount Dorchester (10 March 1573 – 15 February 1632) was an English art collector, diplomat and Secretary of State. He was the...
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    responsible for British troops from West Florida to Newfoundland, and General Guy Carleton became Commander-in-Chief, Quebec, responsible for the defence of the...
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    as governor-in-chief. The post was created in 1786, with Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester as its first occupant. However, the governor-in-chief directly...
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    represented by the Governor General of British North America, Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, hoped the new migrants would help settle and develop the...
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  • Becoming a separate manor in the 13th century, it was sold to Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, and the first Governor General of Canada in 1786, and has...
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    The Dorchester Bridge is a bridge in Quebec City that was built by Asa Porter and opened on 24 September 1789. The bridge was named after Guy Carleton, 1st...
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    Baron, who was MP for Yarmouth (IoW) for a short while. The 2nd Baron of Bolton, married Hon. Maria Carleton daughter of Gen Guy Carleton, '1st Baron...
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  • Trembley, Swiss biologist and zoologist (d. 1784) 1724 – Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, Irish-English general and politician, 21st Governor General...
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    well as historical commentary. The name Dorchester was chosen to honour the 1st Baron Dorchester, Guy Carleton, who served as Governor of the Province...
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