Guy Carleton

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Governor of the Province of Quebec (1724-1808)

PoliticiansLived 1724 to 1808 · aged 84

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General Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester,, known between 1776 and 1786 as Sir Guy Carleton, was a British Army officer and colonial administrator.

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Bergen-op-Zoom where Guy Carleton first saw action in 1747. His son, George Carleton, would be killed in a later battle there.

Drawing by a soldier of Wolfe's army depicting the easy climb by Wolfe's soldiers to capture Quebec in Canada

Sir Guy Carleton

Number One Broadway. This building was the headquarters of the British Commander-in-Chief during the American Revolution.

Alfred Laliberté's Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester sculpture in front of Parliament Building (Quebec)

Historic plaque Fort-Saint-Jean 1926

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Knight of the Bath

Person of National Historic Significance

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William Seymour, 2nd Duke of SomersetAlso won Knight of the Bath

Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of YorkAlso won Knight of the Bath

Gregory Cromwell, 1st Baron CromwellAlso won Knight of the Bath

Arthur, Prince of WalesAlso won Knight of the Bath

William Cecil, 2nd Earl of SalisburyAlso won Knight of the Bath

About this person

General Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester,, known between 1776 and 1786 as Sir Guy Carleton, was a British Army officer and colonial administrator. He twice served as governor of the Province of Quebec, from 1768 to 1778, concurrently serving as Governor General of the Canadas in that time, and again from 1785 to 1795. The title Baron Dorchester was created on 21 August 1786.