LORD BYRON and his TIMES
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| NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Dunmore, John Murray, Earl of, 1732-1809 NRA: Murray John (1732-1809) 4th Earl of Dunmore DNB: Murray, John, fourth earl of Dunmore (1732-1809), colonial governor LBT ID: LdDunmo4 VIAF ID: 55498810 LOC ID: n82108673 | B/BAP: 1732-05-19 DIED: 1809-02-25 |
| SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File; thePeerage.com; LOC Name Authority File | |
After succeeding to the title in 1756 he was governor of Virginia and New York (1770-75),
and of the Bahama islands (1786-96). He retired to Kent, where the father of Francis
Hodgson was his chaplain. | |
