Commander-In-Chief, NorthAmerica

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The office of Commander-in-Chief, North America was the commander of British forces in North America before 1859. The title was passed onto the...
James Wolfe

James Wolfe

male, deceased (1759)
General James Wolfe (2 January, 1727 - 13 September, 1759) was a British military officer, remembered mainly for his defeat of the French in Canada...
Humphrey Gilbert

Humphrey Gilbert

male, deceased (1583)
Sir Humphrey Gilbert (c. 1537 - 9 September 1583) was an English adventurer, explorer, member of parliament, and soldier from Devon, who served the...

Richard Armstrong

male, deceased (1854)
Sir Richard Armstrong (c. 1782 - 3 March 1854) was an officer in the British army, and succeeded Major-General John Clitherow as commander of the...
Samuel Holland

Samuel Holland

male, deceased (1801)
Samuel Johannes Holland (1728 - 28 December 1801) was a Royal Engineer and first Surveyor General of British North America.

John Abraham

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John Abraham (fl. 1672 - 1689) was a governor of the now abandoned Hudson's Bay Company settlement at Port Nelson (or Fort Nelson) on Hudson Bay,...
Samuel Argall

Samuel Argall

male, deceased (1626)
Sir Samuel Argall (baptized 4 December 1580 - c. 24 January 1626) was an English adventurer and naval officer. A sea captain, in 1609, Argall was...

Charles Inglis

male, deceased (1816)
Charles Inglis (1734- 24 February, 1816) was consecrated the first Church of England bishop of Diocese of Nova Scotia in 1787. Previously, Inglis...
Peter Easton

Peter Easton

male, deceased (1620)
Peter Easton (c. 1570 - 1620 or after) was a pirate in the early 17th century who operated along the Newfoundland coastline between Harbour Grace...