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John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore

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John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore

Scottish peer and colonial governor (1730-1809)

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About John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore

John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore was a British Army officer and colonial administrator who served as the governor of Virginia from 1771 to 1776. Dunmore was named governor of New York in 1770. He succeeded to the same position in the colony of Virginia the following year after the death of Norborne Berkeley, 4th Baron Botetourt. As Virginia's governor, Dunmore directed a series of campaigns against the trans-Appalachian Indians, known as Lord Dunmore's War. He is noted for issuing a 1775 document, Dunmore's Proclamation, offering freedom to slaves who fought for the British Crown against Patriot rebels in Virginia. Dunmore fled to New York after the burning of Norfolk in 1776 and later returned to Britain. He was Governor of the Bahamas from 1787 to 1796.

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Occupation: politician
Position held: colonial governor of Virginia, member of the House of Lords, Governor of the Bahamas, Colonial Governor of New York
Citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Born: 1730
Died: February 25, 1809

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