Thomas Handasyd, Lieutenant-general, Governor of Jamaica, 1702–1710
Dates: 1645–1729
Biography
British army officer and colonial governor. He accompanied William of Orange in 1688, commanded an expedition associated with the recovery of St John's, Newfoundland, and served as Governor of Jamaica from 1702 to 1710. He acquired Ellington in 1720.
Notes / Sources
Held Ellington from 1720 until 1729.
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