Lieutenant-General Peter Hunter (1746 – 21 August 1805) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator. Year 1746 ( MDCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. Hunter was born to a landed gentry family in Perthshire, Scotland. Gentry generally refers to people of high Social class, especially in the past Perthshire ( Siorrachd Pheairt in Gaelic) officially the County of Perth, is a Registration county in central Scotland. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. In 1767 he entered the British Army by purchasing an Ensign's commission in the 1st Foot. Ensign (ˈɛnsən is a junior rank of commissioned officer in the militaries of some countries normally in the infantry or navy The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment, once known as the Royal Regiment of Foot, was the oldest and therefore most senior Infantry Regiment of the line He rose to Lieutenant in 1770 and served in Minorca from 1771 to 1775 being promoted to Captain on the regiments return to England. Lieutenant (abbreviated Lt or Lieut) is a Military, Naval, Paramilitary, Fire service, Emergency medical services Minorca ( Catalan and Spanish: Menorca; from Latin Balearis Minor, later Minorica "minor island" is one of the He became a Major in the 92nd Foot in 1779 and went to the West Indies where he rose to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, transferring to the 60th Foot in 1781. Major is a Military rank the use of which varies according to country The 92nd Regiment of Foot was a British Army Infantry Regiment was granted Royal Warrant on February 10th 1794 and first paraded on 24th June 1794 originally The Caribbean (ˌkærəˡbiən kæ'rəbiən Cariben|Caraïben or Caraïben; Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Caribe is a Region consisting Lieutenant Colonel ( Lieutenant-Colonel in English from the French grade 's spelling is a rank of Commissioned officer in the armies The King's Royal Rifle Corps was a British Army formation originally raised in colonial America as the Royal Americans, and recruited from American colonists
His unit was posted to Nova Scotia in 1786 and he assumed command of the battalion in 1787. Nova Scotia (ˌnəʊvəˈskəʊʃə ( Latin for New Scotland; Alba Nuadh Nouvelle-Écosse is a Canadian province located on Canada 's
In 1789 Hunter after leave in England, he was appointed temporary superintendent of British Honduras holding that position until 1791 and was said to have administered the new colony in an authoritarian manner. British Honduras was the former name of what is now the independent nation of Belize and was a British colony on the east coast of Central He returned to England in 1793 and was given the rank of Colonel serving in Europe and then the Caribbean before becoming a military governor in County Wexford, Ireland following the Irish Rebellion of 1798. Colonel ( RP ˈkɜnəl GA ˈkɜrnəl is a Military rank of a Commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every country The Caribbean (ˌkærəˡbiən kæ'rəbiən Cariben|Caraïben or Caraïben; Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Caribe is a Region consisting County Wexford (Contae Loch Garman is a maritime county in the southeast of Ireland, in the province of Leinster. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world The Irish Rebellion of 1798 (Éirí Amach 1798 Turn Oot 1798 or 1798 rebellion as it is known locally was an uprising in 1798 lasting several months against the
On April 10, 1799 Hunter was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada, succeeding John Graves Simcoe. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Year 1799 ( MDCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a A Lieutenant Governor is a high officer of state whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction The Province of Upper Canada (French Province du Haut-Canada) was a British colony located in what is now the southern portion of the Province of Ontario Lieutenant-General John Graves Simcoe ( February 25, 1752 &ndash October 26, 1806) was the first Lieutenant governor of Upper He was also made commander of military forces in both Upper and Lower Canada with the rank of Lieutenant-General as of 1802. The Province of Lower Canada (French Province du Bas-Canada) was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Lieutenant General is a Military rank used in many countries The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the He became Colonel of the 9th Foot in 1804. Colonel ( RP ˈkɜnəl GA ˈkɜrnəl is a Military rank of a Commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every country The 9th Regiment of Foot was a Regiment of the British Army from 1751 to 1881.
Hunter died unexpectedly in 1805. Alexander Grant became administrator of Upper Canada and continued Hunter's policies until a new Lieutenant Governor, Francis Gore, arrived from Britain in August 1806. For the Principal of the University of Edinburgh see Alexander Grant (University Principal. Francis Gore, ( Blackheath London 1769 &ndash 3 November 1852, Brighton) was a British officer and British colonial administrator
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| Preceded by Edward Marcus Despard |
Superintendent of British Honduras 1790–1791 |
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Thomas Barrow |
| Preceded by Peter Russell |
Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada 1799–1805 |
Succeeded by Alexander Grant |
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