Montagu
Wilmot
Born [date unknown] in England
Ancestors 
Son of Christopher Wilmot
and Anne (Montagu) Wilmot
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Oct 2014
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| Preceded by Jonathan Belcher |
Lieutenant Governor of Colony of Nova Scotia 1763–1764 |
Succeeded by Mariot Arbuthnot |
| Preceded by Henry Ellis |
8th Governor of Colony of Nova Scotia 1764–1766 |
Succeeded by William Campbell |
Biography
He was the son of Christopher WILMOT & Anne MONTAGU d=23 May 1766 Halifax, Nova Scotia. [1]
His father was physician-in-ordinary to George II when he was Prince of Wales.
His mother was a daughter of Edward MONTAGU, of Horton, Northampton, England & a sister of George MONTAGU, 1st Earl of Halifax. Thus he was a cousin of George Montagu Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, president of the Board of Trade & secretary of state.
Montagu WILMOT was a military officer & Governor of Nova Scotia. Lord Halifax was his patron.
He died on leave to England to recover from a fever contracted in Canada & left no legitimate heirs but may have had Metis children in Canada.
Sources
- ↑ WILMOT, Montagu accessed=22 Jan 2018 "Dictionary of Canadian Biography" v3 by Phyllis R. Blakeley published=1974 University of Toronto & Université Laval
* "Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia." Governors of the Colony of Nova Scotia 1710-1786. https://lt.gov.ns.ca/history/governors-colony-nova-scotia-1710-1786 (accessed February 22, 2019).
* Phyllis R. Blakeley, “WILMOT, Montagu” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography v3 University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed=23 Oct 2014 http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/wilmot_montagu_3E.html
* Montague WILMOT in Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia retrieved=23 Oct 2014 from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Montague_Wilmot&oldid=611189684
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