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Sir John Wentworth 1st Baronet (9 August 1737 – 8 April 1820) was the British colonial governor of New Hampshire at the time of the American Revolution. He was later also Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia. He is buried in the crypt of St. Paul’s Church (Halifax).

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birth date
1737-08-09
birth place
Portsmouth New Hampshire
death date
1820-04-08
death place
Halifax (former city)
monarch
George III of the United Kingdom
office
Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of Nova Scotia
order in office
Governor of the Province of New Hampshire
successor
Meshech Weare, George Prévost

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