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Also Known As Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester of Dorchester
Born September 3, 1724 • Strabane • Northern Ireland
Died November 10, 1808 (aged 84) • Berkshire • England
Title / Office governor (1786-1796), Canada • governor (1768-1778), Quebec
Role In American Revolution • Constitutional Act

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