Sir George Prevost, first baronet

(1767-1816)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Prevost, George, Sir, 1767-1816 NRA: Prevost Sir George (1767-1816) 1st Baronet Lieutenant General Colonial Governor DNB: Prevost, Sir George, first baronet (1767–1816), soldier and governor-in-chief of British North America LBT ID: GePrevo1816 VIAF ID: 26932142 LOC ID: nr92044778	B/BAP: 1767-05-19 DIED: 1816-01-05
SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File; LOC Name Authority File
Born in New Jersey, he was a British military officer and governor of Southern Canada during the war with the United States.
REFERENCES TO Sir George Prevost, first baronet: Robert Southey to Walter Scott, 24 December 1814 in The Life and Correspondence of Robert Southey (London: 1849-1850) Found 1: ¶ 3 Charles Cuthbert Southey, The Life and Correspondence of Robert Southey (London: 1849-1850) Ch. XIX. 1814-1815