John Byng, British admiral and politician, 11th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland (born 1704)
John Byng
Admiral John Byng was a Royal Navy officer and a politician. Joining the Navy at thirteen, he would participate in battles, such as the Battle of Cape Passaro, and gain a reputation as a solid officer—eventually, a vice-admiral. Amidst his naval career, he served as Commodore-Governor of Newfoundland Colony in 1742, and the Commander-in-Chief, Leith, from 1745 to 1746, and he was a member of Parliament from 1751 to his death.
List of governors of Newfoundland and Labrador
The following is a list of governors, commodore-governors, and lieutenant governors of Newfoundland and Labrador. Though the present day office of the lieutenant governor in Newfoundland and Labrador came into being only upon the province's entry into Canadian Confederation in 1949, the post is a continuation from the first governorship of Newfoundland in 1610.
March 14
March 14 is the 73rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 292 days remain until the end of the year.