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George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney, English admiral and politician, 16th Governor of Newfoundland (born 1718)

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George Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney

Royal Navy officer, politician and colonial administrator (1718–1792)

Admiral George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney, KB, was a Royal Navy officer, politician and colonial administrator. He is best known for his commands in the American War of Independence, particularly his victory over the French at the Battle of the Saintes in 1782. It is often…
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Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador

Representative in Newfoundland and Labrador of the Canadian monarch

The lieutenant governor of Newfoundland and Labrador is the representative in Newfoundland and Labrador of the monarch, who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the ten other jurisdictions of Canada. The lieutenant governor of Newfoundland and…
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