february march military officer politician born wealthy influential family twice married politically powerful families served lieutenant governor province early times briefly acting governor political opponent governor supporter land bank proposal intended address province currency problems tenure acting governor authorized erection earliest lighthouse united_states active provincial defense commanded regiment siege port royal capital french queen anne war responsible overseeing defenses boston sent negotiate war initially political opponent later ally selected serve lieutenant governor held post death interred tomb uncle early life military service born february mother daughter early massachusetts sister magistrate father wealthy landowner merchant father owned commercial real estate boston member new_england powerful connected land development partnerships selected fraternity merchants engaged eastward trade neighboring french leading members boston merchant father committed suicide apparently suffering depression brought financial younger inherited substantial estate reported guardians operated mills behalf large estate uncle died childless bachelor married daughter leading colonial magistrate died childless father business partners relationship continued served provincial militia war commanded militia regiment saw action capture port royal following victory went london expedition leader expectation advancement expectations rewarded commission lieutenant governor serving governor returned massachusetts active defense colonies serving mary new_hampshire reporting frontier defenses southern maine massachusetts early married widow grandson thomas couple children raised old homestead joined ancient honorable artillery company elected captain year acting governor massachusetts elected separate occasions commissioned lieutenant governor massachusetts despite connection marriage awkward political relationship governor period commissions number colony skeptical faith raised way formally adopted anglican practices england opposite sides debate province currency problems favored issuance public bills credit means issuance paper currency problem end queen anne war father law favored establishment private land bank issue bills secured lands investors went london lobby behalf land bank interests seek post governor open consideration accession king george throne unsuccessful acquiring governorship able convince colonel chosen replace lieutenant governor land bank opponents resign post leaving england commissions sent massachusetts acting governor november formally proclaimed immediately taking office engaged political eliminating land bank opponents supporters number provincial positions efforts provincial assembly elected son paul attorney general london agents anti bank party worked ensure replacement agents ironically ally later years secure lieutenant governorship time efforts king chose colonel land bank opponent replace lieutenant governor turned office arrival october deliberately arrival choosing meet instead major long term accomplishment tenure acting governor establishment lighthouse built united_states member assembly sat legislative committee drafted enabling funding bills signed governor provincial military service traveled england lobbied behalf heir sir claims nova scotia nelson sought loss territory treaty efforts vain lobbied behalf military pension successfully convinced lord deserved service port royal awarded half pay colonel amounting year observed loss lieutenant governorship worth year proved advantage eventually returned massachusetts governorship times involved negotiations indians northern continued active provincial militia accompanied expedition maine negotiate northern new_england handled negotiations poorly raising tensions british settlers commissioners sent settlers potential basis agreement identified continued raiding disagreement details proposed terms caused situation deteriorate declared war july following raids british settlements maine coast ongoing conflicts provincial assembly prompted leave england early leaving handling war lieutenant governor hands lead members party sent albany new_york attempt convince join conflict embassy unsuccessful resisted attempts bring war continued involved war responsible maintaining boston defenses reprise acting governor politics shifted came align closely populist faction result time opponent allies governor died london acting agent connecticut assisting lobbying unpopular insistence permanent salary successfully gained post governor secured appointment lieutenant governor commission proclaimed arrival briefly served acting governor awaiting superior arrival months uneventful province suffering outbreak smallpox assembly died serving lieutenant governor march included governor leading political figures buried tomb uncle called north burying ground
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