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Lieutenant-General William Tryon (8 June 1729 – 27 January 1788) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator who served as governor of North Carolina from 1764 to 1771 and the governor of New York from 1771 to 1777. He also served during the Seven Years' War, the Regulator Movement, and the American War of Independence.
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Reverend William Milton Tryon (March 10, 1809 – November 16,...
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My Library. Rev War | Biography. William Tryon. N.C. Museum of History. Title Provincial Governor of North Carolina and New York; British Commander. War & Affiliation Revolutionary War / British. Date of Birth - Death June 8, 1729 - January 27, 1778. William Tryon was born in Surrey, England, in 1729 to Charles Tryon and Lady Mary Shirley.
21 de may. de 2018 · History. U.S. History: Biographies. William Tryon. Tryon, William. views 1,513,324 updated May 21 2018. Tryon, William. TRYON, WILLIAM. (1729–1788). Royal governor of North Carolina and New York, British general. Well born, Tryon used his family connections to secure a lieutenancy in the prestigious First Regiment of Foot Guards in 1751.
William Tryon was an important British figure in the buildup to the Revolutionary War. He served as the Royal Governor of two British colonies, North Carolina and New York, as both of these colonies hurdled towards rebellion in the 1770s. Tryon’s policies and decisions mostly served to exacerbate tensions between Great Britain and the ...
In the spring of 1771, North Carolina Governor William Tryon left New Bern, mustering and marching approximately 1,000 militia troops westwards to address a rebellion that had been brewing in western counties for several years.
William Tryon, one of the most notorious royal governors of North Carolina, was born in England in 1729. Although he did not receive a formal education, Tryon’s family was well-esteemed, and his wife’s friendship with Lord Hillsborough led to his appointment as lieutenant governor of North Carolina in 1764.
