january april english military officer royal governor provinces massachusetts new_hampshire serving years war war spanish succession appointed king george governor massachusetts new_hampshire tenure marked disagreements massachusetts assembly variety issues poorly conducted diplomacy respect northern new_england led partly responsible breakdown negotiations returned england early resolutions ongoing disagreements massachusetts assembly leaving conduct war lieutenant governor protests resulted issuance explanatory charter essentially confirming position disputes assembly return new_england replaced governor refused considered sudden death massachusetts royal governor early history massachusetts described tenure governor contentious early life born london england january eldest children london merchant mother identified sources mary daughter presbyterian clergyman brother john afterward lord influential member parliament political leader religious king educated afterward emigrated new_england attended holland subsequently entered english army serving war spanish succession served campaigns duke 3rd guards captain cavalry regiment wounded battle end war promotion lieutenant colonel promotion colonel accession king george colonel commissioned governor massachusetts new_hampshire massachusetts agents representing opponents land bank proposal promised support resign left england instrumental promoting alternative believing things likely received new_england prominent family governor massachusetts new_hampshire arrived boston october began difficult contentious tenure office signaled taking residence son appointed governor land bank opponent acting governor new_hampshire administration new_hampshire troublesome massachusetts issues began early lieutenant governor acting governor year arrival insisted claiming authority act present province direct orders absence dissolved assembly dismissed councillor september council suspended recalled assembly reinstated afterward formally replaced lieutenant governor positive event connected administration governor large number north ireland early reverend arrived petition land behalf number presbyterian families seeking favorably received ships migrants arrived august eventually settled new_hampshire founded town beginning major wave irish migration new_hampshire massachusetts grants land modern state new_hampshire southwestern new_hampshire time disputed provinces governed grants area went massachusetts interests upset number new_hampshire politicians notably lieutenant governor discontent grants combined competing ones issued new_hampshire authority build power base eventually death successfully lobby separation disputes massachusetts assembly engaged wide array disputes provincial assembly concerning royal issues administration assembly successfully expanded authority expense governor permanently affected relations later governors assembly independence currency major issue divided province politically large populist faction supported issuance paper currency economically powerful groups supported competing proposals dealing currency problem faction secured appointment supported private land bank proposal issue bills secured private property supporters backed favored idea paper backed gold major opponent representing popular factions province politician major landowner maine massachusetts opposition rooted disagreements currency matter logging maine territory administration logging interests widely white pine act british parliamentary legislation reserved large trees public lands government use ship masts sought crack behavior earning early challenges law legal nature rapidly political nominated serve assembly vetoed choice assembly appointed speaker began constitutional argument governor powers refused accept appointment claiming authority veto assembly refused appoint following year seated different speaker given notice election disagreements assembly extended ability short periods time assembly formally called session governor provided means governor control assembly took issue temporary days dispute combined refusal approve appointment prompted assembly strongly opposed virtually actions extended denial attempts governor fund improvement defenses province northern eastern ongoing difficulties notorious controversies concerned assembly refusal grant regular salary frequent source dispute matters veto appointment resulted reduction salary grant salary issue continue regular source disagreement provincial assembly governor administration attempted impose press censorship partisans published pamphlets harshly criticizing policies assembly refused pass proposed legislation effectively freedom press province boston conservative religious establishment expressed reservations attendance anglican church services loud parties indian policy war spanish succession ended north american theater known war came uneasy end treaty ended war acknowledge native american claims contained ambiguous language concerning french contested areas northern new_england included present day nova scotia new_brunswick eastern maine negotiated end hostilities tribes massachusetts new_hampshire written form treaty portsmouth differed content negotiated agreements terms violated british settlements lands maine coasts rivers furthermore neighboring signed treaties france britain claimed claimed tribes inhabiting contested area tribes loosely organized asserted sovereignty ownership disputed area meeting maine representatives attempted reach agreement concerning colonial native lands establishment operated trading posts chief objected establishment settlements lands construction forts claimed sovereign control lands interrupted british claims territory willing existing illegal settlements proper boundary settlement allowed responded desire ambiguous response treaty ultimately agreed satisfy years settlers continued lands east including construction block house fortifications east responded raiding livestock nova scotia settlement disputed parties fortified nova_scotia primarily occupied massachusetts fishermen conflict receiving complaints harassment raids based fishermen dispatched royal_navy frigate area seized french ships goods tensions raised attacked conference agreed pay fur property damage maine leaving hostages delivered protested presence french jesuit priest lived central maine demanding removed july delivered half demanded return hostages refused hand accompanied meeting site massachusetts official response raids soon resumed went extraordinary lengths produce written document sovereign claims disputed areas areas claimed threatening violence territory violated dismissed letter menacing sent militia forces asserted based influence claims french intrigue french claims disputed areas following idea sent militia expedition capture january force reached village based priest escaped militia recovered containing papers including communications french authorities reinforce claims french involvement reiterated british claims sovereignty disputed areas letters governor general response pointed france claimed sovereignty area maintained ownership suggested misunderstood way ideas european native american ownership interacted raid fortification maine coast brought predictable response went war raiding british settlements maine coast seizing shipping vessels nova scotia july formally declared war marking formal start conflict referred war lieutenant governor end conducting massachusetts involvement war decision leave leadership country party assembly investigated province expenditures finding payments militia assembly able introducing spending bills precisely public funds spent represented increase assembly power expense governor assembly governor authority establishing committee oversee activities militia december indian war saw threat power decided returning london able correct situation long christmas sailed england later years legacy arrival london presented issues opponents represented having long served colonial agent london chosen assembly forward case arguments accepted council diplomacy convinced council colonial charter council issued explanatory colonial charter confirming position issue approval house speaker provincial assembly reluctantly accepted following year preparing return massachusetts king george died brought change administration london colonial massachusetts new_hampshire given governor new_york new_jersey given pension brief administration dominated extended attempt governor secure annual salary sudden death opened massachusetts new_hampshire seats apparently considered post offering support instead actively seeking post married died england massachusetts named honor
Samuel Shute