Sir Henry Moore, 1st Baronet

Henry Moore
Portrait of Moore by Joshua Reynolds
Governor of New York
In office
1765–1769
MonarchGeorge III
Preceded byCadwallader Colden
Succeeded byCadwallader Colden
Personal details
Born(1713-02-07)7 February 1713
Vere Parish, Jamaica
Died11 September 1769(1769-09-11) (aged 56)
New York, New York
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Sir Henry Moore, 1st Baronet (7 February 1713 – 11 September 1769) was a Jamaican-born colonial administrator who served as the governor of New York from 1765 to 1769, when he died in office. Moore also served as the lieutenant governor of Jamaica in 1756 and again from 1759 to 1762. He was granted a baronetcy in 1764.


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