militia officer
Josiah Martin.
governor of North Carolina from 1771 to 1776, and in exile until 1783
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About Josiah Martin
Josiah Martin was a British Army officer and colonial administrator who served as the governor of North Carolina from 1771 to 1783. He was the last British governor of North Carolina and was forced to leave the colony in 1776 as a result of the American War of Independence, spending the last seven years of his gubernatorial tenure in in exile.
Everything about Josiah Martin →- Occupation
- militia officer, army officer, official
- Position held
- colonial governor of North Carolina
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Born
- April 23, 1737
- Died
- April 13, 1786