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Charles Lawrence (British Army officer)
Brigadier-General
Charles Lawrence
(14 December 1709 – 19 October 1760) was a British military officer who, as
lieutenant governor
and subsequently
governor
of
Nova Scotia
. He is perhaps best known for overseeing the
Expulsion of the Acadians
and settling the
New England Planters
in
Nova Scotia
. He was born in
Plymouth
,
England
and died in
Halifax
,
Nova Scotia
. According to historian Elizabeth Griffith, Lawrence was seen as a "competent", "efficient" officer with a "service record that had earned him fairly rapid promotion, a person of considerable administrative talent who was trusted by both Cornwallis and Hopson." He is the namesake of
Fort Lawrence, Nova Scotia
and
Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia
. He is buried in the
crypt
of
St. Paul's Church (Halifax)
.
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