Lord Dunmore

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Lord Dunmore was the British colonial governor of Virginia in the 1770s, best known for his controversial role in the lead-up to the American Revolutionary War and his proclamation offering freedom to enslaved people who joined the British forces.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British colonial governor ⓘ
human ⓘ
peer of the Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
birthDate 1730 ⓘ
birthPlace Taymouth, Perthshire, Scotland ⓘ
commanded British and Loyalist forces in Virginia coastal operations ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
deathDate 1809 ⓘ
deathPlace Ramsgate, Kent, England ⓘ
ethnicGroup Scottish ⓘ
familyName Murray ⓘ
fledFrom Williamsburg, Virginia in 1775 ⓘ
fullName John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore ⓘ
linked to: Lord Dunmore
givenName John ⓘ
governedTerritory Bahamas ⓘ
Colony of Virginia ⓘ
Province of New York ⓘ
influenced debates over slavery and freedom in Revolutionary-era America ⓘ
issued proclamation declaring martial law in Virginia in 1775 ⓘ
proclamation offering emancipation to enslaved people of rebel masters who joined British forces ⓘ
knownFor conflict with the Virginia House of Burgesses ⓘ
issuing a proclamation offering freedom to enslaved people who joined British forces ⓘ
loyalty to the British Crown during the American Revolution ⓘ
serving as the last royal governor of colonial Virginia ⓘ
legacy viewed as both a defender of British imperial authority and a catalyst for enslaved people seeking freedom ⓘ
memberOf House of Lords ⓘ
militaryConflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
Dunmore's War ⓘ
monarch George III ⓘ
nobleFamily Murray family ⓘ
nobleTitle Earl of Dunmore ⓘ
notableEvent Dunmore's War ⓘ
notableWork Dunmore's Proclamation ⓘ
officeEnd 1775 as Royal Governor of Virginia ⓘ
officeStart 1771 as Royal Governor of Virginia ⓘ
operatedFrom British ships off the coast of Virginia after leaving Williamsburg ⓘ
ordinalNumber 4th Earl of Dunmore ⓘ
linked to: Lord Dunmore
politicalAlignment Loyalist ⓘ
positionHeld Governor of the Bahamas ⓘ
Governor of the Province of New York ⓘ
Royal Governor of Virginia ⓘ
predecessor Norborne Berkeley, 4th Baron Botetourt ⓘ
religion Church of England ⓘ
removedFromOffice during the early stages of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
residence Governor's Palace, Williamsburg, Virginia ⓘ
linked to: Governor's Palace
spouse Lady Charlotte Stewart ⓘ
successor Patrick Henry ⓘ

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Fort Fincastle → builtBy → Lord Dunmore ⓘ
Fort Fincastle → builtBy → John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore ⓘ
linked to: Lord Dunmore
Governor's Palace (Williamsburg) → associatedWithPerson → Lord Dunmore ⓘ
subject linked to: Governor's Palace
Lady Augusta Murray → father → John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore ⓘ
linked to: Lord Dunmore
Lord Dunmore’s War → namedAfter → John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore ⓘ
linked to: Lord Dunmore
Lord Dunmore’s War → commander → John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore ⓘ
linked to: Lord Dunmore
Cornstalk → opponent → Lord Dunmore ⓘ
Logan (Mingo leader) → associatedWith → Lord Dunmore ⓘ
Lord Dunmore → fullName → John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore ⓘ
linked to: Lord Dunmore
Lord Dunmore → ordinalNumber → 4th Earl of Dunmore ⓘ
linked to: Lord Dunmore
Dunmore County → namedAfter → John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore ⓘ
linked to: Lord Dunmore
Dunmore County → namedFor → Earl of Dunmore ⓘ
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Battle of Great Bridge → commander → Lord Dunmore ⓘ
Battle of Great Bridge → opponentOf → Royal Governor John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore ⓘ
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Fort Fincastle, Nassau → builtBy → Lord Dunmore ⓘ
Lady Charlotte Stewart → grandfather → John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore ⓘ
linked to: Lord Dunmore
William Nelson → succeededBy → John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore ⓘ
linked to: Lord Dunmore
Camp Charlotte negotiations → participant → John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore ⓘ
linked to: Lord Dunmore
Treaty of Camp Charlotte → hasSignatory → John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore ⓘ
linked to: Lord Dunmore
Treaty of Camp Charlotte → signedUnderAuthorityOf → Governor Lord Dunmore of Virginia ⓘ
linked to: Lord Dunmore