About Sir Francis Bernard, 1st Baronet

Sir Francis Bernard, 1st Baronet was a British colonial administrator who served as governor of the colonies of New Jersey and Massachusetts Bay. His uncompromising policies and harsh tactics in Massachusetts angered the colonists and were instrumental in the building of broad-based opposition within the province to the rule of Parliament in the events leading to the American Revolution.

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Sir Francis Bernard, 1st Baronet

British colonial administrator (1712-1779)

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About Sir Francis Bernard, 1st Baronet

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Occupation: politician, barrister, colonial administrator, aristocrat
Position held: Governor of the province of Massachusetts Bay, Colonial Governor of New Jersey, steward, recorder
Citizenship: Kingdom of Great Britain
Born: July 12, 1712
Died: June 16, 1779

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