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    Samuel Vetch (9 December 1668, Edinburgh, Scotland – 30 April 1732) was a Scottish soldier and colonial governor of Nova Scotia. He was a leading figure...
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    the ten-year conflict in North America now known as Queen Anne's War, Samuel Vetch, a Scottish businessman with interests in New York and New England, came...
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    larger and better-organized forces for the conflict in North America. Samuel Vetch, a Scots businessman with colonial ties, went to London in 1708 and lobbied...
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    future Lord Bolingbroke). The basic plan followed one first proposed by Samuel Vetch in 1708 for the 1709 campaign season, with the main thrust to be a naval...
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  • Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia. Due to the frequent absence of governors Samuel Vetch and Francis Nicholson, Caulfeild often acted as governor for extended...
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  • Veitch (section Vetch)
    Veitch or Vetch is a Scottish surname, and may refer to: Arthur Veitch (1844–1880), horticulturist Bill Veitch (1870–1961), New Zealand politician Champion...
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    Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Vetch Bayard (born 1757, New York – d. 28 May 1832 Wilmot, Nova Scotia) was a Loyalist military officer in the American Revolution...
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    Kemble Knight, in 1713. Margaret Livingston (1681–1758), who married Samuel Vetch (1668–1732), the Royal Governor of Nova Scotia. Joanna Philipina Livingston...
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  • 1. Samuel Vetch 1710 1712 2. Francis Nicholson 1712 → Governors under George I (1714–1727): 2. Francis Nicholson (continued) ← 1715 3. Samuel Vetch (second...
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  • Knickerbocker Press. Retrieved 16 September 2016. Hess, p. 84 Vetch, Robert Hamilton (1885–1900). "Vetch, Samuel" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith...
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