James Abercromby

People, Prewar Conflict (<1775), Prewar Politics (<1775) September 30, 2020 September 29, 2020

Thomas Pownall, Governor of Massachusetts, January 1759–1760

by Bob Ruppert

On May 7, 1757, Thomas Pownall sailed from England for Boston to take his post as the governor of Massachusetts. Aboard the ship was…

People, Prewar Conflict (<1775), Prewar Politics (<1775) September 2, 2020 August 31, 2020

Thomas Pownall, Governor of Massachusetts, August 1757 to December 1758

by Bob Ruppert

Thomas Pownall was appointed “Captain-General and Governor-in-Chief in and over . . . the Province of the Massachusetts Bay” on February 25, 1757. He…

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