John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore

John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore (1730–February 25, 1809) was the British governor of the Province of New York from 1770 to 1771 and the Virginia Colony, from September 25, 1771 until just before the American Revolutionary War began in June 1775. During his term as Virginia's colonial governor, from 1771 to 1774, he directed a series of campaigns against the Indians known as Lord Dunmore's War. The Shawnee were the main target of these attacks, and his purpose was in strengthen Virginia's claims in the west, particularly in the Ohio Country. Some have accused him of colluding with the Shawnees and arranging the war in order to deplete the Virginia militia and help safeguard the Loyalist cause, should there be an American Revolution.

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1730 - February 25 - 1809 - British - Province of New York - 1770 - 1771 - Virginia Colony - September 25 - American Revolutionary War - 1775 - 1774 - Lord Dunmore's War - Shawnee - Ohio Country

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