John Hedges (Governor)

John Hedges was the first acting governor of British East Florida, serving in this office from 20 July to 30 July, 1763.[1] He obtained the keys of the city of Saint Augustine, Florida at Castillo de San Marcos, from the hands of the former Spanish governor Melchor Feliú, [2] and governed the province until the arrival of Francis Ogilvie.

Hedges arrived in St. Augustine with four companies of the British 1st Regiment from Havana, Cuba. [3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. States F-K.
  2. ↑ English Period 1763
  3. ↑ Dr. Bronson's History Page - British Period 1763- 1784
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 9/17/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.