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unusual facts about Governor of Minorca



Hyacinthe Gaëtan de Lannion

In 1756 following France's successful siege of the strategic British base of Minorca he was appointed Governor of Minorca a position he held until 1758 and then again between 1760 and 1762.


see also

Clara

One of them, John Armstrong, uncle of Andrew, was Governor of Minorca and author of a history of the island in 1752.

George Carpenter, 1st Baron Carpenter

Lieutenant-General George Carpenter, 1st Baron Carpenter (10 February 1657 – 10 February 1731) was a British soldier who served as Governor of Minorca and as Commander-in-chief of all the forces in Scotland.

Sir Nicholas Bayly, 2nd Baronet

Bayly married firstly Caroline Paget, daughter of Brigadier General Thomas Paget (died 1741), Governor of Minorca, and Mary Whitcombe, in 1737.

William Paget, 5th Baron Paget

##Brigadier General Thomas Paget (died 1741), Governor of Minorca, married Mary Whitcombe; their daughter Caroline Paget (died 7 February 1766) married in 1737 Sir Nicholas Bayly, 2nd Baronet